[highwaylights]

I think you’ve missed the point of the comment.

The point is that these people aren’t making their money from what they’re preaching, they’re making it from YouTube.

Even if there were some validity to what they’re saying in the videos, if the video has 3 million views by the time you’ve watched it then you’re at least the 3 millionth fish in the packed-to-the-gills salmon farm by then and there’s no margin left for you.

[MrPatan]

Vox also doesn't make their money from whatever it is they preach, but from Vox getting clicks.

[bentlegen]

And theatres need attendees, streaming services need plays, tourist attractions need eyeballs, etc. Just because a publication needs “clicks” does not make their argument invalid, or that they can’t achieve that viewership without debasing themselves.

It’s okay to be slightly provocative to get attention to a valid story, IMO. At no point does Vox tell me I too can run my own news publication and become influential like them; if they did then I think it’s fair to doubt them and their motivations.

[highwaylights]

Because two separate things can be true at the same time?

[taneq]

It’s a bit like people who write financial advice books. They don’t make their money from their clever investment ideas, they make it from selling self help books.

[highwaylights]

Exactly. Which should immediately raise questions over the value of their advice.

Given that the ideas they’re shilling are inherently scalable, logically it follows that if they knew how to make it work they wouldn’t have to snake oil people on YouTube for money, therefore, they’re advice has no value.

[lethuel]

There's lots of similar programming videos, does that mean you should not learn programming because you'll be the 3 millionth fish? Competition exists in every niche, you still have to get better than others, there's no silver bullet.

[lessname]

If you learn programming you can create a completely unique and useful program. Dropshipping on the other hand is thousands of different people selling the exact same product, there is no value added.

[wruza]

Tbf, from the economical perspective both are a lottery of marketing.

[meghan_rain]

Interesting and scary take.

[SergeAx]

My opinion is that you one hundred percent should not learn programming from YouTube videos. It is tremendously ineffective.