If there is one group of people that this Ap Lang blog assignment has given me new respect for it is the group of vloggers out on Youtube. I used to think that it was an extremely easy and fun way to get famous and rich quick. Now I realize though that there is a lot of stress associated with that, in the same way that it is stressful to prepare and perform to entertain people. There is always that worry that people won;t like what you have done and that you might be ridiculed for it. I can begin to understand and respect that a lot more when I have that same feeling before I press the "publish" button on each one of these blog posts. It simultaneously makes me feel a lot better and worse when I realize that no one actually reads my blog. There is a lot of thought and effort that has to go into each video or blog you put out into the public as you want to show only your best. You have to edit your work, doubt yourself, take harsh criticism and look critically at yourself. Not to mention the computer work and touching-up details that separate a rough draft from a clear and beautiful piece of work. There will always be frustrating moments, such as how by a slip of the key I accidentally deleted this blog post when I was about done, but you have to come back, and in my case type it all over again.
One of the things I find to make putting things on Youtube stressful and scary is that no matter how wonderful you are, how good your intentions are, or how much work you put in, someone in the comments section will absolutely verbally destroy every part of what you've done. For the majority of this, you shouldn't let it impact you at all and just realize that sometimes it's people taking advantage of the anonymity of the comment section to vent there own personal issues. However, some comments can contain vital and well-put criticism that helps you in a way that you can't do for yourself. At some point in the future I want to a separate blog post that focuses entirely on the affect of the comment section on Youtube.
Some vloggers that I enjoy watching are Pewdiepie, Vsauce, and Mental Floss, but you should go out there and find someone you like on your own. For example, I know lots of people love Jenna Marbles and I do think she has really funny moments, but I just can't bring myself to follow her often. I think everyone should follow at least one vlog because it brightens your day and you actually form sort of an attachment to the vloggers themselves.
