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Gabe Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions

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🗓️ 16 November 2016

⏱️ 22 minutes

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An audio essay in which Gaby explains the tortured plight of content creators on YouTube, featuring the voices of some of the medium's most original creators. Too often, Gaby reveals, artists who are simply trying to keep the bills paid are branded as sellouts. Left without much in the way of options or support, many artists are beginning to view the situation as hopeless.This is an audio version of a piece Gaby originally published at Fusion in December of 2015, with editing by Nona Willis Aronowitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hey guys, this is an audio version of an essay that I wrote for Fusion.net a
0:06.4	while back that really caused a big stir because it was an article about how
0:12.3	YouTubers make money, which is apparently a thing that people don't like to
0:15.9	talk about. So some of the information in this audio essay is a little dated just
0:21.9	in terms of like my Instagram numbers have grown since this recording you can
0:26.5	congratulate me on Instagram for my increasing popularity. But other than that it
0:35.0	is a very clear snapshot of what it is like to be a YouTuber making money. In
0:40.7	fact this article that was on Fusion was the inspiration for this entire
0:45.1	podcast. So what you're about to hear is the audio version of the essay that
0:51.1	began it all. Thanks.
0:56.5	You don't know how you're supposed to earn it or what to do with it or how to keep it.
1:00.8	You're a freak with a dark shameful secret but you're not the only one.
1:05.7	Teach your inner financial fears to the blessed son. Now your healing has begun.
1:11.7	It's bad with money with Gabby. Done.
1:20.1	It was all so painfully awkward. That night, Brittany Ashley,
1:25.6	a lesbian stoner and red lipstick was at Evely, a popular farm to table spot in
1:31.2	West Hollywood. The restaurant was hosting BuzzFeed's Golden Globes party.
1:35.8	For the past two years, Ashley has been one of the most visible actresses on
1:41.1	the company's four YouTube channels, which altogether have about 17 million
1:45.9	subscribers. She stars in body videos with titles like How to Win the Breakup
1:51.1	or Mastervation Guys vs Girls, many of which rack up millions of views.
1:57.1	The awkward part was that Ashley wasn't there to celebrate with BuzzFeed. She was there
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