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PewDiePie's response to the stories online about him making $7.5 million in 2014.
If you don't want to watch the video, here's The Verge's article about it: http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/7/8909553/pewdiepie-7-4-million-response-felix-kjellberg-youtube
This was brought up a in the PewDiePie topic, but most are going in there to hit-and-run with distaste for his popularity, and since it's been going the rounds online I think this is important to bring up on its own.
Being the most well-known gamer in the world, I do think this is worth a talking about, especially when people's initial knee-jerk reaction is to assume the worst of these things. "Someone who yells and screams at games on YouTube makes that much," and similar such outrage. But I think Felix brings up some good points, and think it's easy to try and fit things into a cynic viewpoint to fit things into our way of viewing things. He doesn't say anything revolutionary new, but does say his viewpoint and more of the 'business' of how it works.
While I'm personally not a fan of his videos, I don't think he's a bad person, and he does entertain millions and isn't sleazing his way to the top or anything. I say good on him for managing to do it.
If you don't want to watch the video, here's The Verge's article about it: http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/7/8909553/pewdiepie-7-4-million-response-felix-kjellberg-youtube
This was brought up a in the PewDiePie topic, but most are going in there to hit-and-run with distaste for his popularity, and since it's been going the rounds online I think this is important to bring up on its own.
Being the most well-known gamer in the world, I do think this is worth a talking about, especially when people's initial knee-jerk reaction is to assume the worst of these things. "Someone who yells and screams at games on YouTube makes that much," and similar such outrage. But I think Felix brings up some good points, and think it's easy to try and fit things into a cynic viewpoint to fit things into our way of viewing things. He doesn't say anything revolutionary new, but does say his viewpoint and more of the 'business' of how it works.
While I'm personally not a fan of his videos, I don't think he's a bad person, and he does entertain millions and isn't sleazing his way to the top or anything. I say good on him for managing to do it.
