The high highs and low lows leave me reeling. One week, I was stopped for photos six times while perusing comic books in downtown LA. The next week, I sat faceless in a room of 40 people vying for a menial courier job. I’ve walked a red carpet with $80 in my bank account. Popular YouTube musician Meghan Tonjes said she performed on Vidcon’s MainStage this year to screaming, crying fans without knowing whether she’d be able to afford groceries.
Being famous is incredibly easy today. Fame is no longer controlled by media companies. Monetizing your fame is incredibly hard. It’s why every successful YouTube star I’ve met has an agent and person representing them to get paid real money, not Adsense money.