"That creator" (me) got no mun-e and put YouTube on da map.
Brooke Brodack shares another Vlogbrothers clip that highlights one of YouTube history's great injustices. The clip recalls how certain early creators who helped put YouTube on the map never became wealthy from the platform, and that the creator sitting atop the YouTube Most Subscribed charts in 2006 never even earned enough money to buy a new computer.
That creator, of course, was Brooke herself. This brief but pointed clip speaks volumes about the disconnect between the value early creators brought to YouTube and the financial rewards they received in return.
Key Topics
- Early YouTube creators who never profited from their contributions
- The disparity between platform value and creator compensation
- Brooke Brodack's place in YouTube history as a 2006 top creator
Notable Moments
- 00:00 - Vlogbrothers noting that early creators "did not become wealthy" despite putting YouTube on the map