
It only took nine days, but Iām finally starting to see things clearly again.
As a stubborn man, Iām prone to do stupid things: Like fighting with YouTube bots and bot-like humans for the last nine days (and quite a few before that) and making myself nuts in the process.
But after nine days of countless chats and emails with bots and bot-like humans that have resulted in nothing but high blood pressure, hurt feelings, and sleep deprivation, I am coming to my sensesāI thinkāand starting to, finally, wise up.
NOTE: A big THANK YOU to all subscribers for your patience and support while Iāve bitched and glitched far too long/much about my trials and tribulations as a YouNoober. That part of this show is now over. Time to get back to the good stuff!
Long story short(er), despite the latest email from āRox,ā I think even they know I have zero patience, understanding, or zucks left. For YouTube Creator Support or YouTube as a whole. And itās never gonna stopā¦until I wise up.
I have resigned myself to the fact that YouTube can't/won't help me and that the company/platform is a record broken beyond repair.
Unless they somehow manage to pull their collective bot/bot-like heads out of their collective bot/bot-like asses, I predict YouTube will die (or be as good as dead) like so many other companies once thought ātoo big to failā sooner than later.
Given the amount of arrogance and indifference directed at me and the amount of outrage I had to display to get anyone/anything to respond, I doubt that a course correction is possible.
List most ātoo big to failā companies, Google/YouTube has become so big they flail, losing their way and/or refusing to change with the times. Theyāve let their popularity and power go to their heads and canāt see past their policies to see their problems.
Much like some of these infamous examples:
BLACKBERRY
COMPAQ
K-MART/SEARS
KODAK
MYSPACE
RADIOSHACK
YAHOO!
The past nine days have been detrimental to my mental and physical health.
So Iām doing my best to switch gears. As gently and as swiftly as possible.
If my work is optional to YouTube, I have to make YouTube optional for my work.
SO NOW WHAT?
If youāre reading this, you likely already know the answer: Substack!
Along with the Shop, Iāve decided to focus on making Substack the hub for the work Iām passionate about: Art + Design, LGBTQ+, and Photos + Videos.
With a growing number of free and paid subscribersāthank you, all!āIām encouraged that this is the right platform for the type of work I create and curate.
Over the past 18 months, Iāve tried more platforms than I care to admit, but I have yet to find one that ājust worksā like Substack.
And unlike SOME platforms, I havenāt had to spend even a minute contacting Support. Why? In my opinion, itās because the team behind the platform gives a zuck and respects its creators and subscribers. Based on how easy and enjoyable it is to use, Substackās team loves elegant, simple, user-centric design.
And when I donāt understand how something works? Thereās always a FAQ (written in common-sense language) to help me figure it out. For myself. Like an adult.
Since Tumblr reminded me how much I enjoy blogging (and āmicro-bloggingā), Iāve decided to refocus my Substack to be more blog than newsletter, enabling me to publish what and when I want without worrying that Iām spamming anyone.
While I plan to continue sending regular newsletters, my focus will be building out the blog. Over the next few days, I plan to add (or update) posts in all the sections. And even premiere a new video or two too. Only on Substack.
I welcome you to check in on my progress on the web or via Substackās app.
Going forward, email newsletters will be more like a Readerās Digest version of new and featured blog and video posts. With news, quotes, and/or views added when the mood strikes.
If you have any constructive suggestions (or special requests), please feel free to leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading,
Clint
POSTSCRIPT = ABOUT PORN
While YouTube is extremely (and ridiculously) sensitive about any/all nudity and displays of sexuality, Substack has common sense content guidelines:
Nudity, porn, erotica
We donāt allow porn or sexually exploitative content on Substack, including any visual depictions of sexual acts for the sole purpose of sexual gratification. We do allow depictions of nudity for artistic, journalistic, or related purposes, as well as erotic literature, however, we have a strict no nudity policy for profile images. We may hide or remove explicit content from Substackās discovery features, including search and on Substack.com.
Anything I post that contains artistic nudity will include ā(NSFW)ā in its title.
Simple enough? Substack is a platform made by and for adults.
While I will not be post anything I consider pornography, definitions for that word abound. So let me be clear: I will only post work I find artistic and/or creative and could be seen in an art gallery and/or museum.
If butts and genitalia bother you, please kindly be bothered elsewhere.
Or just donāt click on posts marked ā(NSFW).ā
WORDS OF WISDOM = ABOUT PORN
āOne man's pornography is another man's theology.ā
Clive Barker
āPornography: That which excites, whether from approval or disapproval.ā
Leonard Rossiter
āIt is a fact of human nature that we derive pleasure from watching others engage in pleasurable acts. This explains the popularity of two enterprises: pornography and cafĆ©s.ā
Eric Weiner
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