“Get a Real Job”: Content Creator Breaks Down Over Skipped Ads, Lashes Out at Followers, SA Reacts

• A content creator shared a video of herself emotionally breaking down in her car after discovering that her followers were skipping her ads
• The emotional clip, shared on X, captured her distress and frustration, which many viewers found both surprising and divisive
• Social media users responded with a mix of disbelief at her emotional state, accusations of entitlement, and advice to pursue a traditional career path

A powerful and emotional video captured a content creator in a moment of personal crisis, sparking a wide online conversation about a creator's relationship with her audience.

The raw video, shared on X by @agobakwe_m, was met with a mix of sympathy and criticism from social media users.

The clip began with the content creator, whose social media handle is @bigg_nandz, explaining that she had just met with her YouTube coach. Filled with a sense of hopeful excitement, she had asked her coach when her monetisation plug would be ready, with her coach reassuring her that it might be by the end of the week. She added that her YouTube channel was still under review, but her coach promised her she'd be able to claim it soon. The two of them then went on to analyse her channel's performance.

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An emotional breakdown about her numbers

As she recalled this, a look of pure shock spread across her face. In a moment of raw emotion, with tears streaming down her face, she expressed her disbelief that her followers were still skipping her ads. She explained that she had repeatedly urged her followers not to skip them, as that was her main source of income. She shared that the coach mentioned that her ad views had dropped by 50%.

Crying, she asked why she was sitting with 100,000 subscribers when only 50,000 of them were watching her ads. She added that she would much rather have the loyal 50,000 supporters. The content creator expressed how hurt she was to discover that people were skipping those advertisements when she dedicates so much time to producing her content.

SA reacts to the emotional breakdown

The clip gained massive views, comments, and likes after it was shared, with social media users voicing their opinions about the emotional moment. Many could not believe that the content creator was breaking down in such a public way over something as minor as ad revenue. Some took a harsher stance, calling her out for what they perceived as a sense of entitlement.

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They argued that she was wrong to dictate how people should use their data and time online, asserting that the audience's role was to consume her content, and not be a financial resource. Others advised her to pursue a more traditional 9-to-5 job, suggesting that if her current career path was causing her so much emotional distress, then it was not worth the trouble.

User @d_xolile said:

"She must just get a real job, something like a 9-5."

User @Puddles_BandzZ shared:

"She's very entitled. She should get those Nigerian boyfriends of hers to get bundles and watch her ads. My 9-5 data isn't good enough for her, akere."

User @Nomoro_YaMalasT dommented:

"Crying in a car to people who don't have one over their money is a mad business."

User @MbusoDlamini01 added:

"Nothing heartbreaking here, just entitlement. You ask your followers nicely and you be patient with them, they are using their data after all, not this nonsense."

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User @Thabiso_Kgabung said:

"Lmao, South Africans think YouTube is the epitome of self-employment, neh?"

User @NaShare3 explained:

"If you don't skip ads on YouTube, the AI takes advantage. It will feed you all the ads. It can give you three in a row, and what's worse is the last one may be a 20-30-minute ad. No one should be that greedy to ask folks to watch ads; it's not worth it. Rather, just ask for donations."

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Source: Briefly News