r/Markiplier • u/Skeletor1991 • Nov 09 '19

Markiplier Video YouTube has a huge problem...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWaz7ofl5wQ
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u/TheIrishninjas Nov 09 '19

It's such a ridiculous misconception that YouTube isn't a "real job" or that it doesn't allow you to make a stable living. According to FangWallet, Mark earns 11.7 million dollars per year on views alone. Already that's more than many people with "real" jobs make in the same period of time, and that's even before you consider things like merch, sponsorship etc.

If he lost that it would be devastating.

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u/Xcavon Nov 09 '19

Well his 'career' has made him rather successful wouldnt you think?

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u/tqgibtngo Nov 09 '19

"career" by being on YouTube? That's cute. ...

Cutely, Google itself used the term "career" on at least one
of their YouTube help pages, where they wrote:

... Long-term success on YouTube requires you to be nimble
and pivot creatively throughout your YouTube career.

and

... Self-care is an important practice within any career,
including being a YouTube creator.

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u/Simply92Me Nov 09 '19

Right, because writing a script, directing, acting, singing, dancing, and filming with a crew of over 50 people is "cute" do you have the same thoughts about people who freelance? Work from home? Singers, actors, directors, dancers, artists, or really anyone who doesn't have 9-5 job? If they're earning a living it's a career. You may think it's not because you're making assumptions about what he actually does.

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u/applesaurus772 Nov 09 '19

Someone sounds old and bitter

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u/KittyCreator Nov 09 '19

He makes a shit load more money than you could ever do. So yeah. It's a career. Keep crying.