Asmongold Reacts to "Why Ninja's Career DIED" | by SunnyV2

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  • Asmongold finds out the shocking truth about the rise and fall of the most popular Fortnite player Ninja, a man synonymous with gaming.
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    Why Ninja's Career Died (Fortnite)
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  • @hu3cat
    @hu3cat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1787

    Ninja got the money of a LIFETIME of streaming in the span of a few years. He speedrunned the game calles "life" and now he has the rest of hi youth to enjoy the extra content.
    He is a supreme sucess

    • @Ironforge1337
      @Ironforge1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      But tthe mental health damage is un reverseable.

    • @nelsonserrano2357
      @nelsonserrano2357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@Ironforge1337 Unreversable? Definitely Healable and while it might take time you can definitely recover from trauma

    • @vadim6656
      @vadim6656 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He only has $25 mil.....that's not really alot....

    • @bunnyp9029
      @bunnyp9029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Va dim, you must be 12 and have no concept of money

    • @susansucks9472
      @susansucks9472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      imagine having all that money and still being a beta with that kind of girlfriend xD supreme my ass xD

  • @b1nary_f1nary
    @b1nary_f1nary 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2160

    I love how the story is his career died but h'e actually just went from like Superstar to regular A-list top level streamer level

    • @ZlahtaKhaXIV
      @ZlahtaKhaXIV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      @@bobhanson1037 for real, IDK how you could say some ones career died when they still make money off of what they do, show know signs of regret for down sizing, and has the fucking balls to play FF11 for months. Most twitch streamers if they pulled a stunt like that would actually kill there career, but Ninja just goes back t play fortnite and gets 20k views like its nothing.

    • @SRFAA
      @SRFAA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      That's why I don't really like Sunny's stuff lol. He makes videos like these for people who just went from making $5mil a year to $4mil and labels the video as, "Why _____'s career died".

    • @javlin8506
      @javlin8506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      fr like my guy ninja happily averaging 10-20k viewers like how is that a bad situation at all lmfao

    • @yangtsur
      @yangtsur 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yea, -90% viewer is a shocking number, but he still got 10k viewer. its still a considerably large channel.
      Its like you see Mark Zuckerburg donated 99% of his wealth to charity and think oh now he is poor ass. but no, his 1% is still billions of dollar and still is 99% richer than most of the people in the world.

    • @ezaf5989
      @ezaf5989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@javlin8506 probably because they are all little children? I wouldn’t want to to be a famous streamer if every single person watching is 8-10 years old

  • @DrPlonk
    @DrPlonk ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Video: Finishes 1 sentence
    Asmon: Initiating 5 Minute Monologue-Protocol

  • @alichehab5804
    @alichehab5804 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Ninja could cut all ties to the outside world and still live like a king for the rest of his life. Streaming for him went from a hobby to a job and back to a hobby in less than 2 years.

    • @johnnyboygriffin5764
      @johnnyboygriffin5764 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He will be back, they always run out of money

    • @AdvancedGamer-
      @AdvancedGamer- หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@johnnyboygriffin5764true

    • @djjinerson
      @djjinerson หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right, with the benefit of never having to worry about financial situations, unless of course like many he’s foolish with his blessings

  • @MD-jg2dv
    @MD-jg2dv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +944

    Bro i am trying to sleep stop uploading stuff

    • @squibbs5828
      @squibbs5828 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣! Dank

    • @poopoohead7427
      @poopoohead7427 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      31:27 “bro I bet y’all hate this coz I keep pausing” ahahahahhahah that’s the only reason I watch Asmond, can’t go 10 seconds without interjecting hahahah!

    • @squibbs5828
      @squibbs5828 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@poopoohead7427 he definitely plays both sides of the court.. 😂

    • @i_garfed_on_the_carpet
      @i_garfed_on_the_carpet ปีที่แล้ว +3

      how the hell does he upload 5 videos a day

    • @noneofyourbusiness7965
      @noneofyourbusiness7965 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Learn discipline and problem solved.

  • @swilson5320
    @swilson5320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Weird that's it was salty. He made his money by capitalizing and leveraging the peak of the popularity of the game. He made millions and millions and now he can just do what he wants. He made his point and what he is now doesn't take away from what was. He knew where his window of opportunity was and ended. That was a good play. All popularity comes and goes.

  • @Tasluk
    @Tasluk ปีที่แล้ว +24

    His audience grew up.

  • @MorgannMadden
    @MorgannMadden 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    You are absolutely correct. Good thumbnails are so important. So many times I have clicked a video just because of liking the thumbnail. in fact, I have actually not watched a video because of the thumbnail before. As for Ninja, I think he is funny. I think what killed his channel is too many interviews and becoming too involved in popularity that he did not seem authentic anymore. He didn't practice on Fortnite and his gaming skills fell behind others. That is what I like about your channel, actually. You do what you want, play what you like, you share your opinions regardless of what others think, when you see something wrong you say something. Plus you are very knowledgeable about many different things. You know what youre talking about for sure. I still think 10k views is a lot to me and I'd love that many lol

  • @TheJordanK
    @TheJordanK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1250

    If that’s what a dead career looks like I’ll take it every day of the week 😂 lots of weird hate in this video Sunny made.

    • @beelbrother1648
      @beelbrother1648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +234

      seriously he seems weirdly salty

    • @jadedplover1851
      @jadedplover1851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      big true, making bad content doesn't make you a bad person, believe it or not but not everyone wants to make internet content for their entire life.

    • @BugCatLove
      @BugCatLove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's all in perspective

    • @TemmiePlays
      @TemmiePlays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      just bc he's got money from when he was relevant doesn't mean he's doing good now.
      his career is clearly dying off, having bank doesn't change this fact.
      nobody is salty, when you lose 90% of your entire platform, I'd say that's worth covering on a channel that seems to just cover this sort of downward spiral

    • @jrborgify
      @jrborgify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      @@TemmiePlays The video was not totally objective fact. When the creator uses words like "fake piece of shit" to describe Ninja, then viewers are reasonable to assume he has some personal angle/judgement, aka salty.

  • @BltzZ
    @BltzZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    For some reason sunnyv2 sounded personally upset af ninja towards the second half of the video lmao

    • @craigcj5953
      @craigcj5953 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ikr, he sounds like a little bitch lmao.

    • @Buggolious
      @Buggolious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He probably was a fanboy and is salty that ninja changed

    • @Baraxal1
      @Baraxal1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its just how the video is made to be structured. Intensely harsh.

  • @projectgg6730
    @projectgg6730 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I feel like ninja is actually quite professional and conscious about his influence on children. He honestly probably got a ton of money and burnt out and decided he didn't need to make content as much or work as hard. There's nothing wrong with him just enjoying his success. And I think if he really wanted to be relevant again he has the skills as a content creator to do it. Maybe not to the same success as the first time but he is a professional.

  • @Ohpeaches87
    @Ohpeaches87 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Ninja marketed his content to 7-8 year olds...they turned 10 and his career died

  • @brendonford3838
    @brendonford3838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    “Everyone gets lucky sometimes, but people who work harder get lucky more often.” Quote of the year

    • @lolzforlunch
      @lolzforlunch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Im paraphrasing here, but i still believe that Rich Campbell quote, "You need to work hard so you have the tools necessary when luck comes your way."

    • @larrymitchell6470
      @larrymitchell6470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nah. Loads work hard, it’s luck. But that’s fine, it’s winning the lotto.

    • @rayquaza1245
      @rayquaza1245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The real quote is "Luck is just skill showing up for an unscheduled appointment"

    • @joeking6972
      @joeking6972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's crazy what he said about going all in and then quitting cold turkey because that's literally what peak performers such as professional athletes do; they cycle between maximum focus and maximum relaxation because this leads to stronger and more consistent states of flow.
      I just never thought anyone would apply it to streaming of all things lol

    • @asteria9963
      @asteria9963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      People who work hard don't get lucky more often. They're just less likely to miss out on an opportunity. It's "Taking a chance" vs "Not taking a chance". Whether or not you actually get said chance is still down to luck. There are countless people that worked hard and still haven't made it. If there's a way to "get lucky more often", you're not talking about luck anymore. Luck is inherently out of one's control. That's why it's luck.

  • @DeepDarkBoys
    @DeepDarkBoys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    27:59 I'm becoming so fond of Asmon's worldview. He has such a combative chat, yet he always maintains a relatively cool head while sticking to his guns. He made great points about Ninja here, and the toxic nature of an audience that wants what a celebrity has.

    • @blipblop1112
      @blipblop1112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ninja is not a celebrity...
      He is a streamer...
      Also, asmongold's chat is almost same toxic as xqc

    • @bradyasher7363
      @bradyasher7363 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@blipblop1112 "just a streamer" doesn't get all the non-gaming world camera time that Ninja has. Do you even have a clue how many interviews and cameos he has done outside the gaming world? From what I've seen, nearly every streaming chat is highly toxic unless it's very highly modded.

    • @durian111
      @durian111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@blipblop1112 the difference is, he not toxic, that why he more relatable than qxc or xcq

    • @simonic2063
      @simonic2063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      As of relatively recently, I've noticed and come to admire Asmon's chastising his chat, if he catches them being too toxic or stepping over whatever line.

    • @brycestoll
      @brycestoll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@blipblop1112 ce·leb·ri·ty
      noun
      a famous person. by definition he is a celebrity. he is a well known figure both by gamers and non gamers all over the world. whether you like it or not, for good or bad.

  • @BraveClam
    @BraveClam ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was a really good upload; I was always curious about his "downfall." I joined Twitch right when I started playing FN at launch to watch him play to learn from his playstyle (which could not be matched by myself kekw), not knowing that was his big boom. He was always entertaining though

  • @WolfHeathen
    @WolfHeathen ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ninja experienced the Facebook effect: going up, up, up until you hit the ceiling and you bounce back down. It was impossible for Ninja to grow any more. Up until his peak he'd had a net gain in followers/viewers. When he finally ran out of people who could potentially be interested in his content, the amount of people who left stayed at the same level while the amount of people who joined stagnated, resulting in a net loss of followers/viewers.

  • @ivandamyanov
    @ivandamyanov 2 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    Asmon is the first guy I watch that discusses life and particulars situations and morals so much, and mixed with gaming, that's super interesting to me and that's why I like listening to all your videos. I'm don't dig watching people play games as much, I prefer doing it myself, but listening to a gamer talk about important topics is somehow relatable content! Thank you! Thank you for often reminding people to stop hating on everyone and just enjoy the game (life, whatever they are doing), and for defending morality and the good that's still out there.

    • @godursolamehahaxd9909
      @godursolamehahaxd9909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you like that type of content, then you should def check out Destiny. He does exactly what you're talking about, but even more so than Asmon (not saying he's a *better* streamer than Asmon, its just the type of content that he engages in). There was actually a Destiny debate that Asmon hopped into to backup Destiny. It was probably a couple of years ago now but still fun to watch.

    • @travisoutlaw9511
      @travisoutlaw9511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I feel the same way. I've never watched Asmond play a video game, but I love his videos. He seems like a good dude

    • @xjasongx5300
      @xjasongx5300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree… I’m not much of a fan of asmon but this video is amazing… seems like a genuine dude and smart about these topics

    • @destroyerinazuma96
      @destroyerinazuma96 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And at the same he's no idealist and when he says that there will always be greedy selfish a***oles, he's not saying it to be a doomer or a d4ck but to dispel wishful thinking.

    • @destroyerinazuma96
      @destroyerinazuma96 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@godursolamehahaxd9909 Just curious, how open-minded is Destiny when it comes to debating moderates/right-wing?

  • @Paul_W_222
    @Paul_W_222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    The dude got a 50 million dollar contract. No one in their right mind could call that a "failed career". The guy who made the "Why Ninja's Career DIED" vid comes across as angry and jealous tbh.

    • @stayfly5870
      @stayfly5870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yololoyo7379 true

    • @jblev736
      @jblev736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yeah, the later half of the video especially. Narrator just came across bitter and negative.

    • @mahchestro9144
      @mahchestro9144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What are you talking about?
      Having prior success does not mean you're career is still active and alive.
      Yes... he made a fuck ton of money but his career is effectively dead.
      Weather or not someone is jealous of it doesn't diminish the fact that it's true.
      You can have a billion dollars for all i care but if you're sitting on your ass and doing nothing for the rest of your life then you have a dead career.
      Think sometimes... it's healthy.

    • @mahchestro9144
      @mahchestro9144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yololoyo7379 Pewds still averages millions of views on every video.
      That is not comparable.
      It would be like comparing Ninja to xQc.
      It's a dumb comparison.
      Ninja does not pull in the same clout he used cause he's faded into irrelevancy.
      It tends to happen when you jump platform multiple times.
      Pull up his stream next time and tell me if he has even 10% of the viewers and subs he used to pull.
      And sponsor payouts are linked HEAVILY to the amount of people you bring to check out their brand.
      It's not like every clown gets a sponsor and suddenly makes millions lmao.

    • @Paul_W_222
      @Paul_W_222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@mahchestro9144 Ninja makes an estimated 700k a year from his twich stream. And look at his youtube channel: millions of views every month.
      That isn't a dead career, man. He may not be as popular as he used to be, but is still working, and he is still forking in a big income . . . in addition to his 50 mil contract.
      He is still getting richer and richer.

  • @M4R5-C4V14R
    @M4R5-C4V14R ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1st and only video I've seen of Asmon's in its entirety and I'm glad I watched it. Great commentary.

  • @magifx
    @magifx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Ninja is at a point now where hes already won and is enjoying his life. The people who said he fell off are crazy. You would have to be insane to expect 1 person to hold that much popularity indefinitely in this day and age.

  • @zimbabweking
    @zimbabweking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Skill based game streamers have a lifetime that is determined by the popularity of their game and their skill gap to the rest of the community.
    Personality based variety streamers last longer because they can go from game to game and retain popularity without the pressure of maintaining top level gameplay.

    • @phatymcdaddy
      @phatymcdaddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And ninja wasn't even that good at fortnight. Hes literally only famous for getting drake on stream

    • @Pistaa13
      @Pistaa13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i think this is why Tim is so popular. He is an average or a bit better player, but his personality is why so much people watch him.

    • @randomnobody9229
      @randomnobody9229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@phatymcdaddy nah, he was good. You're in denial if you don't think he was good. By the numbers, he was objectively very good.

    • @xninjabluexTV
      @xninjabluexTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can't remember where it was from, but I recall Asmongold stating something similar, about how if you're only gimmick as a wow streamer was dishing out the biggest numbers, you're gonna have a harder time swapping to other categories/variety gaming, as opposed to someone whose built up a community based on their personality. The risks vs. rewards of going niche or broad.

    • @RichardJohansson
      @RichardJohansson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can start out drawing in viewers by your skill in the game, but with a likeable enough personality the viewers will follow you to other content. I don't see XQCOW playing very much Overwatch anymore.

  • @thomasw9587
    @thomasw9587 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ninja cashing in on his popularity is the same as athletes doing commercials. Their shelf life is very finite so get that $$ while you can. Streamers won’t be relevant any longer than pro athletes

  • @dicebarbarian2989
    @dicebarbarian2989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    You dropped so many great streaming nuggets in this video. It's like a 101 course on some of the most important things streamers need to focus on. Thanks for the great content!

    • @OKayD3N
      @OKayD3N ปีที่แล้ว

      Ninjas master class does it better

    • @generalconsumer9520
      @generalconsumer9520 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed Dice, and many real life psychology truths. This piece was full of advice across the board. To think his age to mine he's experienced in life communications.

    • @yessuh1240
      @yessuh1240 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@generalconsumer9520 you just said absolutely nothing yet so many words

    • @generalconsumer9520
      @generalconsumer9520 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Yessuh thanks Confucius. Very enlightening. We are glad you graced us with your invaluable insight.
      My replies can be condensed down and someone of basic intelligence would need to follow the original post and my reply for context. This would assist in detailing who I'm talking about, what, and why. I could detail it out but then it's more than people want to read. They should've done the work that landed them in this reply stream anyways.
      The thing is if you're confused then ask a question. I'm not going to penalize you for that. To contribute nothing other than to say you feel someone is contributing nothing. If you're just a troll then get back under your bridge.
      Asmond doesn't read these though he'd be the one to understand them. I seem to think his audience has an average IQ but then I forgot where I am so I will apologize for that. Friggin' YT is becoming the Twitter, these days, it seems.
      Oh, that's what it is... You're upset Elon runs Twitter now so you've all flocked to TH-cam. That explains a ton. Your post did have something meaningful and it was to inform us all Dem trolls are on YT now.

    • @tyronebiggums8661
      @tyronebiggums8661 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@generalconsumer9520 i guarantee that dude didn't read ur reply and you know why? cuz i didn't either after reading the word salad you made with your first reply. if you can't explain something simply than you don't understand it well enough.
      u remind me of that jimmy neutron "sodium chloride" video, go pull it up and your monitor will magically transform into a mirror for 1 min

  • @wolololololol3988
    @wolololololol3988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Holy cow, I would kill to have a “dead career” like Ninja.
    Man made dozens of millions, if he doesn't go on a stupid spending wreckfest he’ll have money to live comfortably for the rest of his life and have his heirs fighting over it lol

    • @Xoulrath_
      @Xoulrath_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      If he's smart, or has someone older giving him some good advice, he'll take the majority of that money and invest it with a good firm, then live a comfortable life off of the earnings. Any additional money that he makes from doing whatever he wants would be irrelevant with millions invested properly.

    • @wolololololol3988
      @wolololololol3988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Xoulrath_ exactly

    • @diersoinge1900
      @diersoinge1900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "dead career" is absolutely correct.
      Like... yeah... his youtube viewership dropped by 97%.
      It is still 4-5 million views. Thats a "dead career" i could ABSOLUTELY live with

    • @InzideEntertainment
      @InzideEntertainment 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Xoulrath_ Bro, you learn to manage your own money or you end up losing it to someone else.
      Dont let a firm lose your money..you can do that all on your own ;)
      Their job is to make money...not make you money

    • @TheBucketSkill
      @TheBucketSkill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@InzideEntertainment Nah, I know there will always be someone who could manage more effectively than me. Rather just hire some jew to do it for me.

  • @KageCorey
    @KageCorey 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love your takes on this stuff. Very genuine & well thought out

  • @witchblade100377
    @witchblade100377 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This guy was everywhere. Talk shows, guest appearances, I mean his face was all over Taki's bags.

  • @berniemargolis4288
    @berniemargolis4288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Everyone needs to be honest. If they made five million dollars in a single month, would they continue to put the same amount of effort into their career as before or would they suddenly feel liberated to pursue a better work-life balance? I wouldn't say that Ninja's career "died." I think he took early partial retirement, and I can't blame him for it.

    • @rouk2621
      @rouk2621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      five mil a month? id exactly do that for one month

    • @GamePadStreaming
      @GamePadStreaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know I would

    • @yudistiraliem135
      @yudistiraliem135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rouk2621 That's before tax etc. Probably receive 2 mill tops. And depends on where you live, it's enough for 10 years living middle upper class with family and children.

    • @michaelbellamy5861
      @michaelbellamy5861 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@yudistiraliem135 no shot. 10 years? Maybe if you spend stupidly.
      Go buy a house for 500k. Buy a car, pay shit off. Zero chance you have less than a mill left after buying everything you need to basically not have expenses.
      Budget yourself for fun and food over like 30 years or whatever and youre set for life.
      If you can't make 2 million dollars set you up for life, you're the problem lol

    • @GamePadStreaming
      @GamePadStreaming ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Devilforce988 would 5 million put you in a position where you'd feel the need to make more?

  • @kmeanxneth
    @kmeanxneth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    normally SunnyV2's videos are unbiased, analytical videos of social media events For the most part but this video feels more like a personal attack against Ninja.

  • @bonnieamof7033
    @bonnieamof7033 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Totally agree with Asmon on the conclusion, Also love the last peices of wisdom at the end too. Quality Content.

  • @MankySwift
    @MankySwift ปีที่แล้ว +1

    asmon you've made some great points in this vid keep it up!

  • @BazongamanGaming
    @BazongamanGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Its hard to deny his success. You may not like the guy, but he got to the top quickly and now can just relax all his life

    • @CLICKHEREtoseehotAIgirls
      @CLICKHEREtoseehotAIgirls 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I deny his success. See that was easy.

    • @M_CFV
      @M_CFV 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      he was hand picked to be popular. Drake is an occult shill.

    • @MGrey-qb5xz
      @MGrey-qb5xz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yeah lot of people just want bad to happen to him, these are the same type of people who were cried their hearts out when someone insulted them back in the good olf days and were too salty to just mute other people. pathetic bunch really

  • @theoneandonly14131
    @theoneandonly14131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    To your last point you made. Luck is 100% a huge factor in ninjas story. However the whole point of luck is to be able to position yourself in a place where the luck you get can propel you up. Many times people get lucky. But the change is insignificant because they aren’t in a place to allow the luck to make change

    • @Ryzard
      @Ryzard ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's kinda exactly what he said, in different words.

    • @JohnDoe-yq9rt
      @JohnDoe-yq9rt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Luck and a little help from the CIA

    • @szalaytamas3184
      @szalaytamas3184 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LuCk iS aBiGfAcToR

  • @flutegod320
    @flutegod320 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I agree about the thumbnail bit. Think of a thumbnail as like a cover to a book. If you go to a library or an E-book store what are the things that catch your attention? The covers. If all the books had no covers they would all look the same because it would just be rows and rows of text. In this case it would be just lists and lists of titles and one could say just read the titles. the problem is that most people are to lazy to read titles one by one. If you have a thumbnail that catches your eye you are going to be more enclined to read the title or click the video

  • @NxtReaper
    @NxtReaper 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I believe authenticity does matter a lot more than you're thinking. The audience knows Doc is in character. Ninja (to me) always put himself out there as just himself and not a persona, so when you try to say some bs like "get back to roots" and it is obviously a lie the viewers notice and react.

  • @WostecGamesDie
    @WostecGamesDie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Did we all forget what kind of bag did he get switching from twitch to mixer? lol
    He made more money then 99,9% of us together will make together lol

    • @sk.9857
      @sk.9857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      more like 99.999%

    • @everydaybodybuilding2282
      @everydaybodybuilding2282 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How much was it?

    • @bdn9759
      @bdn9759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@everydaybodybuilding2282 50 millions

    • @vuldren
      @vuldren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@everydaybodybuilding2282 Rumored to be 30-50 million which is double what he signed for because of Mixer shutting down before his contract ended and Should being around 20-30.

    • @patheticbadger3478
      @patheticbadger3478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@vuldren Pretty sure he got the total amount the moment Mixer shutdown.

  • @tavorosa6463
    @tavorosa6463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    And you're a hero, Asmon. You put up with the most stupid bunch of people and useless comments on your streams, always being authentic and true to yourself

    • @blipblop1112
      @blipblop1112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Soon, sunny2 is gonna make a video about asmongold retirement when he literally didn't decide to retired..

    • @patrickdenison6172
      @patrickdenison6172 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's a hero? Don't you think you're being a little to liberal with that word?

    • @CatNipSmoker
      @CatNipSmoker ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@patrickdenison6172 It's funny because your comment is exactly what was being referred to... useless. Thank you for providing such a great example for us.

    • @geropino9480
      @geropino9480 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@CatNipSmoker XD hahahaha that comment made my day

    • @wbat5816
      @wbat5816 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@geropino9480 Subscriptron buds! Sort of...

  • @robspangler6087
    @robspangler6087 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:25 Yep. Hitting massive numbers like that doesn't make loss seem impossible, it makes it inevitable. The public eye of sauron doesn't stay on a person, forever. It ALWAYS moves on, so your best move is to find the thing you truly want to do for the rest of your life, and use the short term fame and income to bring that to pass.

  • @J01st
    @J01st ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The last advice is life changing

    • @ivannasha5556
      @ivannasha5556 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you trade the time you spend watching youtube. For time working on your dream. It will come true ;-)

    • @J01st
      @J01st ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ivannasha5556 Ironic

  • @Boomer72O
    @Boomer72O 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Ninja made enough money to not work another day. He traveled the world, met celebrity's. And he has so many things he can do now then play video games. He literally made it doing what we love and I give him props

  • @johnwatkins3883
    @johnwatkins3883 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You know I’ve seen some of your vids before and idk they were just vids to me but now I’m starting to get into your content. I like those react videos

  • @kaiderhai86
    @kaiderhai86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    5 Million for one month? I knew why his career died. He beat the game, the game of life. He's done, thats why
    Btw I never knew Ninja or any other fortnite streamer, but the hate he recieved by his audience and this Video is just funny.

    • @clay7182
      @clay7182 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He beat life? Huh

    • @Th3BadThing
      @Th3BadThing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@clay7182 he beat the rat race, as long as he doesn't blow all his money insanely fast, he is setup for life and will never have to work a day.
      As far as the day to day grind goes - Ninja won.

    • @UniDeathRaven
      @UniDeathRaven 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Th3BadThing too bad, global economy will get reset by 2025 and all money will be erased.

    • @billylion3073
      @billylion3073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      honestly he was so fun to watch when he was playing halo

    • @Dekonic
      @Dekonic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most of us have known him since he was a snot-nosed little brat in the Halo scene.

  • @HKA-Rendition
    @HKA-Rendition 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gary Player summarized your ending very well "The harder I practise, the luckier I get".
    One of the best Golfers, and South African too, was spot on with this.

  • @douggraves8958
    @douggraves8958 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am only half way through this but for me the end came when he was rooftop in New York on New Year's Eve trying to get the world to do backpack boy to complete dead silence.

  • @joebush9460
    @joebush9460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I do love how he breaks down the thumbnail formula. It's actually surprising how many people don't understand the psychology behind it all

  • @777tripleseven7
    @777tripleseven7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Asmon is right about the disconnect between streamer and viewer when the streamer "upgrades" his life because they don't seem as relatable anymore as they used to be. Asmon is a very very very smart individual. He knew that probably a long time ago that's why he never "upgraded" his Asmongold persona. And probably because he really is a nonmaterialistic, chill dude.

  • @grimonce
    @grimonce ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah, for most people you cant get good if you don't put in at least 8 hours a day. I won 2nd place in eu in some niche jka mode and I played every day 10 hours a day.... The only exception I know is Stephano in SC2, he was a machine only two hours a day and still got results.
    Cheers to everyone who ever played Jedi academy mb2:)

  • @lkledu2
    @lkledu2 ปีที่แล้ว

    about tumbnails psychology, it also has a it reason to do them like that, youtube runs through algorithms, it has a machine learning code to ranking videos, it can try to figure out what about a video is through the tumb nail, so it is alot relevant

  • @tommysuhlami6241
    @tommysuhlami6241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I love how people can just make random content and 'win' .. alot of these people genuinely enjoy what they do and people love watching

    • @IndieNuzzle
      @IndieNuzzle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@HDGaminTutorials I think the sitting in their own shit and piss is a you thing

    • @tommysuhlami6241
      @tommysuhlami6241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@HDGaminTutorials well if you can entertain people and perform in the game (lol) it's a solid form of entertainment. I wonder can you laugh and hold a certain level of appreciation for others without toxicity? And play games at a high level? If you can then by all means, do it!

    • @kklap3219
      @kklap3219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@HDGaminTutorials amazed at what? If you use your brain just a tiny bit, you will come to realize that the whole entertainment industry is exactly like that. You think a star actor is being overworked while on set or wat? They still get paid millions though. And you felt the need to point the finger at the few top streamers/youtubers, oddly specific.

    • @DustinKruz
      @DustinKruz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kklap3219 people also fail to realize entertainment can have a huge mental toll on people even if it isn't physically demanding.

    • @durian111
      @durian111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HDGaminTutorials sport exist 🤦🏻

  • @Narsty_Boy
    @Narsty_Boy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The nail in the coffin for Ninja was when he tried to get everyone to floss on New Years Eve.

  • @BornToKill780
    @BornToKill780 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a great video everyone should watch especially streamers

  • @mattfarrell6051
    @mattfarrell6051 ปีที่แล้ว

    u right. people that fail would rather bring someone down than to fix themselves and succeed

  • @ItsRayful
    @ItsRayful ปีที่แล้ว +32

    "Everyone gets lucky sometimes, but people that work harder get lucky more often"
    Truly a statement only a succesful streamer could make

    • @armandpeanutspinou3430
      @armandpeanutspinou3430 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its not wrong tho, I'm not a succesful streamer because I dont stream. If I started streaming I'd have a better chance and if I tried hard I'd have an even better chance. But of course someone might come in, stream for a week and blow up to the millions of views quickly. Ninja got lucky sure but he wouldnt have been famous in the first place if he hadnt streamed 15 hours a day, been funny and good at the game.

    • @leecm
      @leecm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      People who work hard put themselves in position to be lucky more than people who don't work hard. It's simply a fact, and it makes logical sense as well.

  • @ANOblkstrMALY
    @ANOblkstrMALY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Good take and input Asmongold. SunnyV2 and too many people do not realise the different ways life can take you. Also important as Asmon said, always secure your bag. As long as your are making that money legally and not destroying lives along the way then don't mind the whining children and naysayers

    • @SPG8989
      @SPG8989 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SunnyV2 is a king. Asmond is a greasy haired bitch. You wouldn't know a bag if it hit you in the face.

    • @blipblop1112
      @blipblop1112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sunnyv2 was being salty

  • @XDarkEcho
    @XDarkEcho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I will admit, the talk about Ego is pretty thought provoking, because I don't realize when I'm doing it myself. I always wondered why I had a deep confliction on why I would become envious over big successful streamers or TH-camrs; and I think Asmon hit it right on the head. It's hard for most viewers to relate, or even empathize with a lot of these successful content creators and their plight over "not making enough numbers", and I suppose it comes across as them just looking at their viewers/fans as just numbers to them, which makes us believe they have a big ego; and we want to knock down that ego because we believe "they wouldn't be anything without me/us/the fans".
    It comes off like they're taking their community for granted, and that might not be the case, but it feels like that for us who aren't IN that kind of situation to worry about things like statistics and analytics. We really have no right to "Ego check" others, when in turn, our the only reason we're doing that is because of our own fragile and insecure Ego. It's difficult, because we can't help seeing others extremely successful than us, that cry and complain on how hard their lives are, especially over numbers, when they're raking in thousands and thousands of dollars every week/month. While most of us watching(15-30 year olds, like Asmon said) are barely making ends meet, with our dead end jobs, wishing and envying the lives of people who can just play their favorite games all day, all week, all month; and still make a profit.

    • @007MrYang
      @007MrYang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't watching streamers either, but I think the viewers have as much a right to "ego check" others as streamers have the right to have a big ego. Couldn't it be that the only reason streamers don't like getting "ego checked" is because they are also insecure? I kind of agree with Asmon's point, but at the same time it feels like he's putting all of the blame on the viewers while defending any stupid behavior that a streamer might partake in.

  • @BlackMesaGaming
    @BlackMesaGaming ปีที่แล้ว

    Ninja made the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. The nerdy kid in me has never been more happy to see something like that. A gamer on the cover. Wow.
    Legend, even if I have never played Fortnite.

  • @segocago
    @segocago ปีที่แล้ว

    As he was talking about the good thumbnails with red circle and red arrow, i noticed that youtube suggests me his "Asmongold reacts to pracks destroy scam callers- ..." video with a red circle and arrow thumbnail.

  • @Nickjtd
    @Nickjtd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    just stumbled on your content. i knew you were a popular streamer. really good stuff. your insight is actually really solid. surprised you don't get offered a consulting job tbh

    • @Warrior_Culture
      @Warrior_Culture 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You'll probably understand better when you've watched longer.

    • @ihtenubz9697
      @ihtenubz9697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He owns a streamer organization. He hires the consultants.

    • @Amplifymagic
      @Amplifymagic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He’s a smart guy, owns his own organization

    • @cg56578
      @cg56578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Jay Bee no one does.

  • @johntaggart6464
    @johntaggart6464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    i love your content man, constant, authentic and solid, i also like your take on how streaming and content creation works

  • @CosmicApe
    @CosmicApe 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember watching him when he was just gaming in a bedroom and I remember him getting the Red Bull sponsorship and the mini fridge showed up, the bandana changed, it exploded so fast.

  • @GabeGibsonFilms
    @GabeGibsonFilms ปีที่แล้ว

    Why was there like a dead pixel on the video for such. Long time?

  • @tylera.2869
    @tylera.2869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "I get up early... 8am" XD I chose the wrong career path. That's sleeping in in my world lol

  • @flamingbow10
    @flamingbow10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This video was like a life lesson, on how to look at things outside your perspective

  • @kharimateen1104
    @kharimateen1104 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ninja said Game Over. He left his high score and paved a way for others.

  • @user-ks3lq9sb8y
    @user-ks3lq9sb8y ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He deserves for his career to end fully. Anyone remember that one time in Fortnite when he was bragging that he was the best and getting killed about 2 minutes later? He tried and succeeded to get that random player banned... For cheating. The random player released footage showing that he didn't cheat, and Ninja still said he did. The random player can play again. Ninja is quite a menace

  • @Tangerator
    @Tangerator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Cant catch streams due to work taking up my life in these hard times.
    Thank you Asmongold or whoever uploads this, really helps me throughout my shifts.

    • @cg56578
      @cg56578 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol work. For what. a Abusive Government who spends your money on more totalitarism and war? Congratulations youve been scammed

  • @irishbob26
    @irishbob26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can I just say refraining from profanity when you know your audience is kids is a pretty decent thing to do.

  • @ghaffir
    @ghaffir ปีที่แล้ว

    When Zarc is given an opportunity to go mentally offroad he never fail to deliver a giant rant.

  • @traumahtv
    @traumahtv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I follow ninga back in the day when he was Halo Pro back in Halo 3 and Halo Reach.

  • @Shroudey
    @Shroudey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The thing is that people hold content creators to a different standard than they do conventional celebrities. There are plenty of extremely successful celebrities that also do sponsorships and commercials etc constantly, and not only does this not mean their careers are dying, but no one ever complains about it because it's almost expected, or at least not of any surprise, and because they're so successful, they're not seen as relatable. Whereas streamers are often doing the exact same thing the viewer is watching, I.E playing their favourite game, so there's a level of relatability there, and because the viewer can't be as successful as the content creator they start to hate on any success they have because they feel like they are entitled to it too as they're playing the game, or at least as big a fan of the game, just as much as the streamer is.

  • @HellHades
    @HellHades 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    this is a really great video for any content creator to just find tips on growth and sustainability

    • @66Samus
      @66Samus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      oh hi :)

    • @tobiasmills1707
      @tobiasmills1707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely! so keep pumping out those helpful raid vids sir! lol

  • @Tgruss
    @Tgruss ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro, it used to be my routine to jump on twitch the second I saw the notification, fucking jam to the intro music, and have you on in the background while I worked. Then you went to zachrawrr… you came back but you don’t jump on Asmongold consistently anymore.

  • @amandasmith4089
    @amandasmith4089 ปีที่แล้ว

    I fucking love the outros to your clips

  • @BigNoseBrit
    @BigNoseBrit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    watched you for years and it's your vibe that I come back to and enjoy, not the games you play or how good you are. ✌️

  • @octaviusquezada5544
    @octaviusquezada5544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I've met Tyler and he is one of the nicest humblest people I have ever met , he made sure to greet all his fans and is super patient with kids , deserves everything he earned and more

    • @Flash_-gy9vp
      @Flash_-gy9vp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Because that paycheck required him to do so

    • @Xelnarath
      @Xelnarath 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's called " be nice or be fired"

    • @cheesemuffin8129
      @cheesemuffin8129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Obviously he's gonna be nice to his consumers. Stop taking everything at face value.

    • @ChaseFace
      @ChaseFace ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I played with him a few times in FFXI (Wings server) and he was always really nice. He just seems like a happy goober who likes minmaxxing so people are very uncharitable towards him because they’re jealous and jaded.
      Anyone who’s interacted with Tyler knows he’s really cool. Ignore the nobodies.

    • @cheesemuffin8129
      @cheesemuffin8129 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ChaseFace As if you aren't a nobody lmfao

  • @GSBro6
    @GSBro6 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    16:09 Who is the guy with the hand tattoos & forward hat? I'm asking because I'm a San Diego Gulls fan myself (that's the logo on his hat) and did NOT expect to see that in this type of video.

    • @chaos9790
      @chaos9790 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      FaZe Banks

  • @TheGrayJack3t
    @TheGrayJack3t ปีที่แล้ว

    30:50
    That's some words to live by. True and real.

  • @The_New_CrisisTTV
    @The_New_CrisisTTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Some of those viewers grew up and realised that Ninja is big cringe lmao.

  • @tiffanyb9275
    @tiffanyb9275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Asmongold I just wanna say I enjoy your videos and streams, you have a healthy mindset and I just appreciate the influence it has on me. I’m sure others feel the same. thank you for being you

  • @christopherburnett8889
    @christopherburnett8889 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently discovered your content from looking up anything and everything related to Diablo IV before it came out and I’ve become a huge fan of yours! I’ve always thought about and wanted to become a streamer making content on TH-cam, streaming on twitch or something similar and having podcasts but watching this video I’ve decided I probably shouldn’t…I don’t play any of the games that most streamers seem to play to get popular enough to make enough money to pay bills and survive lol…I’m 42 and been gaming since I was 5 and have a lot of knowledge in games/movies/tv shows…but realized none of that matters after watching this lol…plus I’m too old, very few streamers or content creators in this field are over 40 and watching this video was very enlightening on what kind of personality among other things to become successful in this field and a lot of luck and luck has never been on my side lol. I’d end up getting 5 followers if I’m lucky because I mostly play rpgs like final fantasy, Diablo, dragon age etc., survival horror, 3rd person action like uncharted, tomb raider and god of war to games like gta and dark souls games but I’m nowhere near as good as lee me solo her lol…I don’t play many fps games at all or battle royal games…only fps games I used to play were halo and doom. For over a decade I’ve wanted to get into streaming and making content talking about games and movies but guess it wasn’t in the cards for me. Sorry for the long post! Keep up the great work Asmongold, you’re my favorite streamer to watch and listen to!

  • @JAXi9321
    @JAXi9321 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still going on. Imagine. 3 years of the same issue. 6 years of the same issue.

  • @tomgroves2567
    @tomgroves2567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I loved the rant about egos cause it's so true. I feel like so many people have too high of an ego to admit that the person they're hating on is doing something right that they're doing wrong. People will say they shouldn't be like this and that, when really the person that actually needs to change is the person criticizing but they're too proud to realise that

    • @leon4000
      @leon4000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And it constantly has something to do with their mindsets remaining immature in terms the people they hate and find even nonsensical reasons to continue doing that with pride so heavily flawed and they are afraid of what we happen if they let that good, so they choose to be blinded by their own insecurities because they don't want to be responsible for the mistake they make.

  • @krismyersvids
    @krismyersvids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Well said asmon you made some really great points. Ninja achieved what nobody could with all the time and effort he put into gaming and streaming and paved the way. He and his family for generations will be set. Nothing is better than that and now he gets to play any game and do whatever he wants as an influencer and enjoy life. 👍👍

    • @capisenior
      @capisenior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I am not saying that there is no merit in Ninja's success, but I don't think he did actually put so much more effort and time into his career than other famous streamers.
      A huge factor for Ninja's success has to do with the audience he captivated, specifically the 5-12 age group. What usually happens with this group is that they quickly become extremely dedicated fans, they also don't care so much about controversies, and pretty much go the extra mile to do everything their content creator asks of them - subscribing, using their referral codes, liking every video, buying the merch, and so on. Also, usually fans this age will talk about the content creator to their parents, ask them to buy the merch and products about them as gifts, etc...
      So yeah, I obviously agree there is a huge merit to his success, but he also captivated an extremely loyal audience that would easily go the extra mile to support their favorite content creator.

    • @lostlong62
      @lostlong62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@capisenior Gee I wonder how he was able to "captivate the 5-12 age group" then. If it's so "easy" to get that audience then why haven't other streamers have that audience? If you have been around kids, you should know that it's hard to keep a kid's attention for more than 15 minutes. Think elementary school, kids have a smaller attention span are easily distracted by other things all the time. Yet Ninja was able to keep them hooked for his entire stream, which lasts for hours on end. I'd argue it's harder to attract that kind of audience than an audience of mature people who can sit through a stream and are willing to give you a chance. For that reason, I think he's definitely put more effort in his career than other streamers.

    • @capisenior
      @capisenior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lostlong62 where exactly in my comment I ever said it was easy?
      What I said is that there are definitely others streamers that did put as much, or even more effort into their streams, but didn't achieve the same success because their content was not as attractive to that age group as Ninja's content...
      Effort is a tangible concept, by the way, so if we look at a metric like total time streamed or something like that, I'm certain there will be streamers that did put more time into it than Ninja

    • @lostlong62
      @lostlong62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@capisenior I don't think effort is purely based on the total time spent streaming. There are some streamers who stream the same thing over and over while doing nothing to stand out. That I think is the definition of insanity, rather than effort.
      Most streamers on Twitch stand out by being really good at a video game. That already takes a lot of effort alone. But the extra step (and what I think makes Ninja so likeable with young people) comes down to their streaming personality. Just look at how hype Ninja is when he is streaming. Do you really think that's how he acts outside of streaming? He acts that way to attract more people to his stream, to make him likeable. That takes a lot more effort to perform, which is something most streamers don't do. If you want to attract mature audiences, you can easily observe how other streamers behave and copy/adapt to how they act. There were plenty of streamers who appealed to these types of people. But with the younger people, there aren't as many streamers you can copy, especially on Twitch. Ninja basically created his own unique personality in order to captivate that untapped audience without any "guide" to look at. He clearly put more effort than most streamers, and it paid off. I honestly don't see why you would diminish the effort Ninja put in to his streams just because he had the largest audience on Twitch.

    • @capisenior
      @capisenior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lostlong62 honestly, I pretty much agree with your whole argument except the part in which you view my comments as diminishing Ninja's talent, my point is that even back then there were other streamers possibly as much, or even more experienced and talented than Ninja, but they didn't get even close to accomplish the same kind of explosive growth as Ninja's.
      My comments were actually an exercise on my part of trying to analyze and understand which factors and particular traits he had which could contribute to such rapid growth, like a favorable group of supporting fans, being a reference name on pretty much the most hyped game of those times, his hype-inducing and quick-paced personality, and so on... And as the intent behind such analysis, it was never to diminish him, but simply to attempt to understand all the variables because I'm a Data Analyst by profession and nature and that's pretty much what I am always doing most of the time, trying to understand the variables and factors in action for a specific outcome.

  • @masonkrug2374
    @masonkrug2374 ปีที่แล้ว

    8am is not early to normal people. We've already been up, eaten breakfast, and commuted before 8am....

  • @bethwing8433
    @bethwing8433 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Talking about "the next big thing," Vulkan is looking good.

  • @geoffreystevens2916
    @geoffreystevens2916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ninja became so popular that he became a true role model for very small kids and I appreciate that he made an attempt to show them there is a better way to act as an adult

  • @itzhiyate9809
    @itzhiyate9809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ninja simply secured the MASSIVE bag, and was like “time to do what the hell I want!”

  • @Tacomancr
    @Tacomancr ปีที่แล้ว

    "John McCain Simulator". I about died irl!

  • @Subher0
    @Subher0 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never ever heard of Ninja until now.

  • @zacharymichael9718
    @zacharymichael9718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. Ninja was lucky because he put in the work, took advantage of the Fortnite opportunity and continued to find opportunities.

  • @progste
    @progste 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For most of these guys what's really surprising is not that their huge success ended, but that it happened at all.

  • @jordanstreib3898
    @jordanstreib3898 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The problem is like Asmon said keeping up that high or level or money never goes away save for rainy day. Happens all the time Hollywood or music,athletes.
    What happens I feel alot for media is they under estimate their views with fans...
    I rather have less fans but who consistently come support,you don't just have to talk about wow,a game and depend on 1 thing. Asmon you have transitioned out of wow to talking about other games,life,your steaks,people get to know the persona not just a one trick pony. And will keep coming back similar to DrDisrespect.
    While you see other COD streamers need to play it for views being human is part of it relatable.

  • @Y4miii
    @Y4miii ปีที่แล้ว

    Ninja always had the best content, he never did react content too, he could’ve milked the game so much but his content was consistent aside from going family friendly

  • @TheKindaCodGuy
    @TheKindaCodGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I had to comment and say it just made me smile so damn much when you said what's even the need to ego check especially when the person isn't even bothering anyone on a meaningful.matter it's beyond time to stop trying to bring people down and help lift people up no matter the popularity or any amount of money we all put our pants on one leg at a time and all of us should never have to know what it feels like to be put down and someone trying to take their ego or confidence bc of envy and greed

  • @GrayzBDF
    @GrayzBDF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There are so many important nuggets that Zack says tied to content creation and a ton of even more important things other things
    Such an absolute World Boss

  • @TheSvmurai
    @TheSvmurai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ninja probably has some deep investments that will NEVER allow him to go broke.

  • @MegaRugster
    @MegaRugster ปีที่แล้ว

    The problem for me with streaming is i'm not bubbly.. i can't talk to invisible people, like you see people talking to an empty room.. i can't do that. I just play games and sometimes people watch :D and i tend to delete any videos I get emotional in.

  • @Archphoenix1
    @Archphoenix1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    remember when he was at the new years eve party and his soul left his body?

    • @percaholic3123
      @percaholic3123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      " I don't see any movement "

  • @thehobbygremlin
    @thehobbygremlin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Asmon dropping some straight knowledge bombs for us new youtubers, good lookin' out fam

    • @XDarkEcho
      @XDarkEcho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True, he has some very good knowledge and advice that's worth considering. All comes with experience, of course.

    • @thehobbygremlin
      @thehobbygremlin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@XDarkEcho absolutely

  • @RUdigitized
    @RUdigitized ปีที่แล้ว

    The floss dance on new years was the beginning of the end

  • @sangchoi93
    @sangchoi93 ปีที่แล้ว

    "people that work harder get lucky way more often".... Amen Asmon