Dear blog,
So, I watched a video from Philip DeFranco today, and I think he still has his head up his ass. If you haven’t watched it, you can watch it here:
In the beginning of his show after calling everyone “beautiful bastards” (really makes you wonder if you can take him seriously and professionally), he calls out numerous of articles that mentioned him and criticized them for not having that much depth into the story. He still “attacks” YouTube (at this point, I don’t know if he even respects the free platform he is in) with their decision and communication with demonetizing numerous of videos. This is what I hate the most about him when he starts talking about money. There are so many things that are wrong in this video, on that specific segment in that video, that I need to give my two cents about him. So, blog, sorry, let me write a letter to Philip DeFranco.
Dear Philip DeFranco,
I think you are a great person and all, but this situation you have started since last week has been bugging me all weekend. I think no one has addressed the issues you have in your videos at all, and I want to let you know that what you have started is a problem. You are feeding poison to your viewers and many other content creators with this idea you are spreading. This is a rant and problems that I have with you and your recent videos. I apologize in advance but I just need to address this because I love you as a viewer.
Monetizing Content on YouTube is a Privilege
Why does every content creator thinks they ‘need’ to make the money off of a free platform? From what I see and hear, YouTube is already doing so much for their content creators. YouTube is letting the users to take shares from YouTube off of advertisers money (which is directed to YouTube). They are giving them out like candy and everyone is taking advantage of that. And now they have the balls to criticize YouTube saying YouTube should take care of the content creators better, WHEN THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING FREE SHIT FROM YOUTUBE. What I mean by free shit, things like uploading videos for free, giving them unlimited space, and much more!
What’s crazy is that you point this out in his video after giving an example to the channel, Seeker Daily, who has many videos on their channels demonetized:
“That’s just one channel and we have no idea how many channels must have been affected by this. How many millions of dollars have not been monetized? How many millions of dollars have essentially been taken out of creators pockets because they were demonetized without knowing about it?”
Are you serious? “Millions of dollars have been taken out of creators pockets”? Do you really think that millions of dollars have been taken out of creators pockets? Do you think the money you are getting from YouTube is your money? I think you don’t understand the money flow at all between you and YouTube. How about this: How many billions of dollars have been taken out of YouTube’s money to keep videos up like your channel and millions more, ALSO taking YouTube’s paycheck from the advertisers added on top of that, for all these years?
For the past years, there has been so many articles of how YouTube is not being profitable and it’s a dying service. Why? Because of this system, culture, and mentality YouTube has created for the content creators for them able to abuse the system and milk off of YouTube. And yet you have the balls to call them out for not paying them. Reasons why YouTube Red was a thing, because they have to keep their content creators satisfied in a way to financially help the content creators.
In a sense, YouTube Red content creators are YouTube’s employees, not YouTube partners.
Rather of having that “partners must get paid by YouTube” mentality, rather than having that level of entitlement that you and bunch of other assholes have, switch that mentality to the other way around. Here, I’ll give you a solution:
Being on YouTube is a privilege.
Get that through your head, Philip. It’s a privilege to be even able to be on the site and earn money off of a free platform. You are not losing money because of YouTube. You are not even paying YouTube for it’s service so I don’t know how you and many other channels are losing money BECAUSE of YouTube.
It’s not about the little guys. It’s about the little guys getting free money off of YouTube. (And you sometimes wonder why Seinfeld last year calls YouTube a “Giant Garbage Can”.)
Your Ego
You have such a huge ego. You look yourself up and even started today’s video about news articles that have been written about you. You care about the things that are said about you and you even emphasize that in your video! Why? Because “it was fascinating”?
“It all started out with YouTuber Philip Defranco, notable YouTuber Philip Defranco, big YouTuber Philip Defranco,
Top Mega Super Star Philip DeFranco, Top Anti-PC YouTuber Philip Defranco,
PHILIP DEFRANCO WHO BATHES IN THE BLOOD AND TEARS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS SPOKE OUT TODAY!
WHAT!? What the hell are you all talking about?” – Philip DeFranco
What? What are YOU talking about? What’s the point of even emphasizing these details to your viewers? So you can belittle them? And stroking your ego more to belittle the journalists exaggeration on you?
And you say:
“I love how so many articles didn’t mention the fact that I said YouTube has completely has the right to do this. No point in clarifying the difference between freedom of speech as far as from the government vs private organization.
Man.” – Philip DeFranco
If you are really going down that road, I am guessing most people have gotten your drift. Right?
Like a lot of people understood you? And this?
Man.
Freedom of Speech
I think you don’t understand the speech. Not being able to earn money from freely talking about issues and awareness, it shouldn’t be an issue at all. Not being able earn money from freely talking about controversial topics, it shouldn’t be an issue either. I don’t understand why content creators should worry about monetization on those videos. If you really, and truly, support freedom of speech, you shouldn’t worry about money not flowing into the topics you talk about and the stance you take on it.
For example, Boogie2988 is upset, and I mean upset, about not getting money for the videos he posted up about helping others on suicide and depression. Why? I thought he did this out of heart and really, deep down, really the video to be a help to others. And a lot of people even label it as ‘good’ videos. If he really believes in this, why does money have to be a problem?
From what I see is that the reason he uploaded those videos was for the money. If it was for the money, then does that mean he needs money to be able to speak about those topics? I am so confused why that is a necessity. If he was in it for the money when speaking about those videos, then how can you in a straight face talk about those issues like that? If he really needs money to support those kind of contents, why doesn’t he find sponsors to help support the issues he speak?
If talk isn’t cheap, and if talk is always going to be chained to money, then why do you support freedom of speech if speech is not free?
If news channels needs to be paid to talk about controversial issues, and they can’t freely do it, that means they are not really speaking freely about those issues. If you really do need to speak about those issues, then why do you care if you are getting paid or not? Are you really speaking because it’s an issue you truly think it needs to be solved or are you speaking because you know you are getting paid for it?
I seriously question the intent of the “news channels” and channels that wants to spread “awareness” of certain issues.
If the news channels are really worried about getting paid, you and many other news channels should know that YouTube shouldn’t be responsible in handling the finances of your news business.
In The End
“it doesn’t really matter~” Not getting monetization on a free platform, that even gives you free money, does not matter.
Philip, I do respect you as a person, but sometimes, you poison this community. This needs to end, and you are the person who can end this. You can either talk about this and change the mentality for the content creators on YouTube, or you can leave it as it is. It’s your choice and your freedom. But it comes with great power, which is the influence you give to others around you.
And please remember:
Being on YouTube is a privilege.
with much love,
– Sheep
P.S. You want your retarded poor man sleeping picture up on an article? Well, here you go. I’ll stroke your ego more for you, asshole.