Great insights really. Shows one thing very clearly, if you don't go viral with some weird video, YouTube is just as much work as any other endeavor. The "get rich quick" scheme does not apply here.

Yes, virally is a factor.

So is winning the lottery.

The older I get and the more time I spend creating stuff for a living in the digital realm, the more I think I should have become a carpenter....

Anyways, really great post, I appreciated reading it a lot! Thank you!