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[Piston Hyundai]

Why?

he seemed rather reluctant to phase out all the rape "jokes" IIRC

 

[Death Metalist]

Great success story on a new medium.

Pretty much. I hope he uses his popularity on games that needs funding, I'm imagining right now how much Shenmue 3 would jump if he told his fans "go back this game!" lol.

 

[Alienous]

Someone should write a book about this.

The title should be 'Humanity Wept'.

 

[Karspankey]

That's absolutely nuts. I was actually subbed to him when he had 7,000 or so subs. Amnesia just came out, and I was looking for gameplay of Frictional's other games and found his Penumbra LP's. Very interesting to have seen him grow and change his style during his rise to success.

 

[Stone Ocean]

I can't help but be envious, holy fuck that's a lot of money

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

That's awesome!

Still can't believe this is possible.

He should write a book/movie.

He is working on a book. The book will "make it easier for you to live you life" or some such.

 

[Domstercool]

Damn, that's a lot of cash. Ah well, I guess I can take some something away from him and say he hasn't got 119 million views on one video game youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urHuO7Zbhhw

 

[Mononoke]

I don't like his work, so it's strange seeing what he does make that much money. But on the other hand, people are willing to watch him. So really, this is a consumer driven thing. I don't know him personally, so this is awesome for him.

 

[klee123]

Good for him.

I find him absolutely unbearable to watch, but can't blame a man for making money, since obviously there are many people out there who loves his vids.

People who posts negative comments are just salty.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

Though I hate his work, he has made himself a millionaire through his own means. I have nothing but respect and perhaps a little jealousy for that. Well done to him.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Eh I'm fine with that. Still really low by celeb standards, not quite enough to buy a nice beach house either

Good for him!

 

[More Fun To Compute]

So much money in advertising to 7 year olds.

 

[Crypt]

Wow. That's enough to retire.

I'd be interested to see Total Biscuit and Jim Sterlings yearly intake too.

 

[Macrotus]

Absolutely disgusting

I don't understand how this is disgusting.
To me, its no different than actors/actresses or comedians or any entertainer making money out of entertaining people.

 

[7DollarHagane]

There's a lot of children out there watching YouTube.

Look at some of the Minecraft channels out there and the money they make...

 

[Mohonky]

Awesome. The hate/jealously this guy gets is real dumb.

Eh, honestly, I tried to watch a few of his videos considering how popular he is and I have never been able to get through one, he is damn annoying.

Dude is rolling in it though. If someone told me 10yrs ago you could make major bank sitting at home and filming yourself playing video games I'd habe laughed.

These days though, there are plenty of people making serious money and a whole living off youtube. I find it rather amazing and wish I had the talent to do it or to have been there from the start to really get involved. Seems like it would be the perfect job for me being agoraphobic. One of the channels I watch for RC cars has a guy doing plenty well for himself. I always wondered what the conversation with his wife must have been like when he came home and said 'honey, I turfed my job in IT, I'm going to go full time making remote control car videos for youtube'

 

[Deft Beck]

I am glad for him, despite the vitriol that others might spew about him.

 

[entremet]

Sweden does have high personal income taxes, so he's probably seeing less than half of that take home.

Settle down, haters.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Well, this became a saltmine quickly.

 

[QuickSilverD]

Guy found his audience and knows how to appeal to them, you got to respect that even if you don't personally like his style

 

[TheFatMan]

The guy looks like he has the time of his life making those ridiculous videos, and he's rich from it.

I gotta say, I'm jelly.

 

[The Faceless Master]

i thought it'd be higher considering how popular he is.

 

[reKon]

Guy found his audience and knows how to appeal to them, you got to respect that even if you don't personally like his style

I honestly couldn't imagine watching someone like him when I was 13. But then again, YouTube didn't exist then.

 

[maquiladora]

Record yourself making loud noises while playing videogames + be an extroverted handsome chap = profit

It's a formula that works really well for him. No salt here, but definitely not my kinda thang to watch. Good luck to him.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Eh, honestly, I tried to watch a few of his videos considering how popular he is and I have never been able to get through one, he is damn annoying.

Dude is rolling in it though. If someone told me 10yrs ago you could make major bank sitting at home and filming yourself playing video games I'd habe laughed.

These days though, there are plenty of people making serious money and a whole living off youtube. I find it rather amazing and wish I had the talent to do it or to have been there from the start to really get involved. Seems like it would be the perfect job for me being agoraphobic. One of the channels I watch for RC cars has a guy doing plenty well for himself. I always wondered what the conversation with his wife must have been like when he came home and said 'honey, I turfed my job in IT, I'm going to go full time making remote control car videos for youtube'

You watched his videos and didn't like it. I would not called that hate. People calling him "disgusting" for example is hate.

 

[DarknessTear]

You watched his videos and didn't like it. I would not called that hate. People calling him "disgusting" for example is hate.

Well I mean all those awful rape jokes he makes is disgusting.

 

[Bold One]

respect the hustle


Game recognize game

 

[orava]

Youtube videos don't make themselves.

Props on him.

Well he seem to be nice guy and is responsible with his fame and fortune. I can respect that and i have no ill will towards him. I meant that It's just that he wasn't really that original or the first one. He just lucked out at some point and just happened to post some video at the right time. It's like those mobile games where there are those few that basically print money and hundred thousand other similar ones that do not even make blip on the radar. Let's not pretend that he achieved all this with talent. These things happen and it's ok.

 

[Pillville]

So much money in advertising to 7 year olds.

Disney and McDonalds figured that out decades ago.

 

[TheChundertaker]

Good for him. I hate his videos and especially hate a lot of his fans but he doesn't seem so bad.

 

[trixx]

This guy living the life. Props to him

 

[GorillaJu]

That's impressive.

 

[WillyFive]

Good for him. I hate his videos and especially hate a lot of his fans but he doesn't seem so bad.

Why do you hate children?

 

[Übermatik]

Absolutely disgusting

 

[Strangelove77]

Good for him. People willingly want to give him money for him to be him. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

 

[Meltsi]

Don´t understand why people watch him, damn kids these days

 

[Oriel]

I wonder if I too can monetise ranting about games into a camera.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Well I mean all those awful rape jokes he makes is disgusting.

I don't watch his videos but I thought the genral sentiment was that he apologized for that and gave that up in his recent videos, circa early last year.
Could be wrong though.

 

[BIGWORM]

Good for him. People willingly want to give him money for him to be him. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

I would imagine a good majority of his income is ad revenue.

 

[Newtype-001]

Salt is already flowing.

 

[TheChundertaker]

I would imagine a good majority of his income is ad revenue.

That's a bingo.

 

[highrider]

Absolutely disgusting

 

[QuikNez]

Good for him, he followed his passion, took a gamble and it paid off.

 

[HIGH DEF JEFF]

I think it's pretty cool you can have a career via Youtube. I just wish the people making money were adults or at least acted like an adult.

I just watched one of this guys videos called "Legend of the Salad Ass". He jumps around pretending to be scared by "dildos" while screaming how he has "shit coming out of his ass". I just dont get it. I mean, Michael Bay makes a lot of money to make unwatchable Transformers movies so I guess there is some equivalency but these videos is just a guy playing a video game and yelling into a microphone. If I asked a fan what they watch these for is it simply "he's funny"?

I need to meet a pewdie fan and ask.

 

[test_account]

Amazing. Wish i could make a living on Youtube. How did he get so popular anyway? A video went viral?

 

[Majanew]

Impressive.

It doesn't take much to make decent money off YouTube. The only two reaction channels I watch (The Reel Rejects and Tyrone Magnus) were both able to quit their jobs thanks to the money they bring in from just reacting to other videos. Neither have near the same amount of subs or views.

Just gotta think of something to do for your YT channel and make that money!

 

[kewlmyc]

Don't like his content, but from what I've heard, he's legitimately a good person, so good for him. Jealous, wish I could make that kind of money playing videogames.

 

[hwy_61]

That's cool. Good for him, man.

Fuck bitches get money.

 

[Darksol]

In my opinion he doesn't deserve it, and I question anyone who can stomach watching him for more than a couple minutes voluntarily -- BUT -- he's getting paid to have suckers watch him play video games. Guy obviously is doing something right.

 

[hobblygobbly]

Good for him, he's got an obvious main appeal and demographic that he's focused on, nothing wrong with that, he produces what a lot of people want to see. Some people will just dislike/hate him for being successful in what he does. He's appealing to kids just becoming teens, around that demographic and there's nothing wrong with that, there's a lot of people outside the demographic too that enjoy him and that's cool too, don't see a problem with it. If people like the content then there's no problem.

No salt here, if I became incredibly popular with a young generation I'd ride that for as long as I could, lol.