Introduction
I joined YouTube on June 26, 2006. Since then, I have made over 500 videos (the majority of which were recorded and edited by myself).
2006 was a simpler time. It was before Google made many changes to YouTube, when videos were still standard definition, before the site resembled Facebook and looked more like its own thing, and before ads were shown at the beginning of (and during) videos. That year was also when creators didn't have to put so much time, effort, and stress i
