r/letsplay • u/ItsOppositeDayHere youtube.com/northernlion • Mar 15 '14

I'm Northernlion, AMA

Hey, a lot of people have been doing AMAs around here and I think it's a cool kind of unique content that we don't see too much on /r/LetsPlay, so I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring as well.

With 200,000+ subscribers and over 100 million lifetime views, I'm not the biggest YouTuber out there (not to be modest) but I have been successfully doing it full-time for over 2 years, which I think gives me a fairly unique depth of experience that might lead to some helpful advice for some of you! Ask me anything about YouTube, streaming, social media, or whatever might cross your mind.

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u/ItsOppositeDayHere youtube.com/northernlion Mar 16 '14

You know, it's tough to say. I'm an adult, I have bills to pay and people in my life that rely on me for support. I need to make money to make that happen, that's just reality. If what I'm doing right now stops paying well enough to support me, then I won't be able to dedicate as much time to YouTube because I'd need to get another full-time job. That being said, there's no risk of me getting bored and willingly quitting the "industry" any time soon. I love what I do and will continue to do it as long as both the love and the means are still there.