So I got YouTube on my mind. Why? Well, because I'm a YouTuber and it sucks me in and I have to do that. That's why it's fun to chat with you guys here on the podcast because I don't have to listen to YouTube's rules. I can talk about whatever I want to talk about. And some of you might be there to listen to me. Some will remain over time. Welcome to the Council of Trent. Mondays and Wednesdays we talk talk apologetics and theology. Friday, we talk about whatever I want to talk about. Today I want to talk

about YouTube algorithm changing. And I've just noticed things are a little different. I've noticed

some large channels, both secular and even Catholic channels, just kind of leveling off.

There used to be like this rocket to the sky, baby. Who knows

where we're going to land? We're going to ride this rocket to the moon. And then it comes crashing

down. It's kind of like being investing in the market sort of. I've seen other channels

that used to be getting two, 300,000 views an episode down to 100,000. And I'm just noticing this across the board.

I don't think it's only me. I mean, I've really been grateful for the support. I think our channel

Council Trent has grown tremendously. But there has been a lot that changed. I mean, I got on YouTube.

My first posting for the channel was like back in 2020, on and off. I really didn't start to see growth

until 2022, 2023 when I started scripting episodes, polishing them up, making it more like video

essays. Then I started seeing just a lot of tremendous growth in the, in the platform and in the

content I was creating. And I noticed something else.

I didn't see a lot of other Catholic creators out there,

especially when I was starting like 2020,

there were some people out there.

I know Pints was just kind of just giving it its best shot at that point.

But I was doing council,

I was doing more audio podcasts and just a few YouTube videos here there.

Even when I was regularly doing it in 2022, not as many people.

But ever since the pandemic ended, a few years have set in, even in the past year,

I have seen so many Catholic channels launch with professional backgrounds and designs and getting thousands of

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