Hi friends, sorry for disappearing from YouTube for such a long time. I owe you all an apology and some explanation.
To be honest, I have been growing disillusioned with the platform for sometime. It has changed quite a bit since I started making content. In the past, content used to be heavily promoted to subscribers making it possible for me to make videos about a wide range of topics. This changed in 2024, when the topic and specifically the topical nature of the topic became far more important to the content being promoted to the audience. Who the audience member is subscribed to became nearly irrelevant when it comes to recommendations. This is very similar to the TikTok model.
This meant I had to niche down my channel or start commenting on the topics of the day (which I'm not particularly good at). Overall, I just became really burnt out, and decided to take a break.
In my time away I have, however, been working on a project that I'm really excited about. I will share more details closer to a release date, but, in the meantime, know that I am well, and I will definitely be back on YouTube (though I'm not sure what future content will look like).
I appreciate the people who reached out to me via Twitter, email, and even asked YouTube to check on me. Though it was alarming to get an "Are you okay?" note from YT, I am grateful for the care, and I realized I was so silly not to tell you what was going on behind the scenes. Just know that I appreciate you all every much! ❤️
All the best,
Sincerely, Manisha
P.S. FYI, if you want to keep up with me, I do tweet occasionally!
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Sorry for being MIA!
Hi friends, sorry for disappearing from YouTube for such a long time. I owe you all an apology and some explanation.
To be honest, I have been growing disillusioned with the platform for sometime. It has changed quite a bit since I started making content. In the past, content used to be heavily promoted to subscribers making it possible for me to make videos about a wide range of topics. This changed in 2024, when the topic and specifically the topical nature of the topic became far more important to the content being promoted to the audience. Who the audience member is subscribed to became nearly irrelevant when it comes to recommendations. This is very similar to the TikTok model.
This meant I had to niche down my channel or start commenting on the topics of the day (which I'm not particularly good at). Overall, I just became really burnt out, and decided to take a break.
In my time away I have, however, been working on a project that I'm really excited about. I will share more details closer to a release date, but, in the meantime, know that I am well, and I will definitely be back on YouTube (though I'm not sure what future content will look like).
I appreciate the people who reached out to me via Twitter, email, and even asked YouTube to check on me. Though it was alarming to get an "Are you okay?" note from YT, I am grateful for the care, and I realized I was so silly not to tell you what was going on behind the scenes. Just know that I appreciate you all every much! ❤️
All the best,
Sincerely,
Manisha
P.S. FYI, if you want to keep up with me, I do tweet occasionally!
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