Comment by antasvara

>but also a primary focus on meaningful content relevent to viewers. These people may not be getting rich from their vlogging, but it's also not fair to call what most of them are doing "vlogging", either. It's video-based short form content curation for a clearly identified audience.

There's a fine line between "content created for X people interested in Y topic in Z form" and "content that's relevant to my viewers."

The former is a channel that is avoiding the "creator" described by the author. The latter is on a path towards the author's "creator."

For a long time, the two can be very similar. The group you are tailoring your content for and your viewers won't necessarily diverge quickly, especially in niche areas or highly technical fields. But they will inevitably diverge.

Worth noting that the form this takes will depend on the topic.

It's rare to find a creator that can avoid this trap long-term. I see it even with small channels I follow.