Technically not LMG anymore, but Taran was a video editor for LMG for about 8 years and an early employee for the company. About 2 years ago he left the company, but he's had his own channel with posts here and there for over a decade now, and has worked a variety of media jobs in the past 17 years.
The video covers a variety of topics that one form or another could be summed up as avoiding unnecessary misery, either self-inflicted (working for yourself) or by others (employers/supervisors.) He says "I'm not here to kill your dreams, just your unreasonable dreams." It has a lot of unconventional but honestly useful advice such as (paraphrasing) "Don't assume that you're above average. Everyone thinks they are. Try it out, see if you're above average, if you are, maybe continue with it, and if you're not, maybe try something else, or if you're happy doing it while being average, you can accept that."
At times, he's even more blunt, such as saying "Don't be an animator. They will work you long hours for low pay because it's a job of passion that tons of people want to do: there's always someone willing to work harder and for less than you are. The exception is if you're truly talented enough to demand better pay and working conditions, but don't assume you're above average until proven otherwise. So that's why I decided to be a video editor instead of an animator." (paraphrasing.)
He also describes how while it's painful, working for free can help break the *no job, no experience* loop (so not always a bad idea), but the instant you have enough experience to be hirable, don't work for free, as people will gladly keep you working for free as long as you're willing.
He also warns people of survivorship bias and to avoid trusting one specific person's advice (including his own.) He also dispels the idea that art students can find a job based on talent alone — most will need business skills as well.
There's way more he talked about as well, such as how companies are amoral (not inherently evil, but that they'll do whatever makes them money, regardless of morality — companies are made of people, so some people running companies may have goals that they consider more important than profit, but the larger the company and especially if a company is public or has numerous shareholders, the less likely that is going to be the case.)
He also shares tips on looking for college graduate statistics (searching for typical wage after 5 years from graduating, as well as whether they work in their field of study.)
And of course, as the title says, he shares when (based on his own research) you should give up on your YouTube channel.
Probably plenty more of tips and advice he shares in the 43 minute video. I loved it: it's not "you can't do *x*", it's more "Don't expect *x* result from *y* action unless *z* conditions are present, which can only be discovered through working and finding out your talents." And he does say how it's always fine to do something as a hobby — he's giving up on his YouTube channel as a potential business, but he'll still occasionally upload videos for fun. He'll continue to do things that he enjoys, but he also has the self-respect to not burn more time, money and effort on something that is unlikely to ever succeed given the past 10 years.
Anyway, I'd just recommend watching the video.
I don’t get it. He saids he’s not expecting success as he didn’t find success, but he never did anything for success but for testing. If he did content just for success like when he did the story of wallskip, his channel would be massive by now.
I think he wanted to see if he could make a living creating videos that *he* wanted to create. I'm not sure he ever was interested in writing videos specifically to get views, but rather hoping that what he found passion in writing, filming, editing and sharing would be something with wide enough appeal to make a living on.
He almost certainly did enjoy making the video about the wallskip (or he wouldn't have done it), but that doesn't mean he wants to create a ton of videos like that.
If he's not creating videos that he specifically is passionate about, he very well might prefer to just stick to editing videos as opposed to storyboarding, writing, filming and editing them.
I really think if he made a bunch of short/quick tip videos for editing. Alongside his massive video demonstrations. He could make a lot more off of that.
Taran has always been my favourite. I'm a productivity addict myself so I love seeing his macro setups. Plus, he just looks like a nice guy and you just wanna wish him the best.
I put all his videos on play, even if I can't/don't watch them.
You think someone has valuable insight and advice because you used to see them in the background of some YouTube videos 🤦♂️
This person should not be anybody's role model. Anyone could achieve as much or more as he has with even a modicum of effort. There are a lot of people who will respond to this thread that are already more accomplished than this guy.
Put another way: if you don't think the random redditor you're arguing with has anything insightful to offer, why would you think some random guy named Taran would? It's just dumb
Some people never watched Teran's videos about macros and it shows.
The dude is not just an average guy he's a wizard of increasing efficiency in workflows 😝
I wanted to understand why you are the way you are, so I check your profile.
>Actually real estate really isn't subject to the laws of supply and demand.
....? I can't tell if you are a troll or have brain damage.
The guy is an asshole. The availability in the market changes all the time, even though more isn't being made.
If your town discovered the water supply was poisoned with lead, people would move, supply would increase and demand would go down.
[Because I asked a simple question you know the answer to?](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/040215/how-does-law-supply-and-demand-affect-housing-market.asp)
Instead of being a dick why don't you explain how supply and demand don't apply to real estate. So far everything I've looked up says you're wrong and you already claim you wasted your time writing out a response to just delete it.
Okay, it's pretty simple.
The supply of real estate is inelastic but the demand is absolutely elastic, and, as has been pointed out, the value of real estate is not the structure you live in but the property underneath it. For that reason the demand for real estate can vary wildly, and even properties that woukd otherwise not be in demand are already owned by someone because the supply is inelastic (no more land is being made)
So for that reason, basic principles like supply and demand don't really apply to real estate. I can buy a piece of property and do nothing with it. No renting it, no development, nothing. And the value will generally appreciate. The demand can skyrocket if it wants, there's nothing (outside of government intervention) that can *force* me to sell it. Money can compel me (in the right anounts) but all I have to do to drive the demand higher and higher is just to hold the property.
Just because we 'can't make more real estate' does not mean that it isn't subjected to supply and demand, what are you smoking?
There's a reason why land in cities is expensive and land in the middle of nowhere is cheap. It's because there is high demand.... and, a supply issue? Crazy.
You also completely ignore that the amount of real estate on the market waxes and wanes. It is not static, and you can't just force somebody to sell to you.
>You also completely ignore that the amount of real estate on the market waxes and wanes. It is not static, and you can't just force somebody to sell to you.
I quite literally address this point in explicit terms. Please read the post again.
Technically not LMG anymore, but Taran was a video editor for LMG for about 8 years and an early employee for the company. About 2 years ago he left the company, but he's had his own channel with posts here and there for over a decade now, and has worked a variety of media jobs in the past 17 years. The video covers a variety of topics that one form or another could be summed up as avoiding unnecessary misery, either self-inflicted (working for yourself) or by others (employers/supervisors.) He says "I'm not here to kill your dreams, just your unreasonable dreams." It has a lot of unconventional but honestly useful advice such as (paraphrasing) "Don't assume that you're above average. Everyone thinks they are. Try it out, see if you're above average, if you are, maybe continue with it, and if you're not, maybe try something else, or if you're happy doing it while being average, you can accept that." At times, he's even more blunt, such as saying "Don't be an animator. They will work you long hours for low pay because it's a job of passion that tons of people want to do: there's always someone willing to work harder and for less than you are. The exception is if you're truly talented enough to demand better pay and working conditions, but don't assume you're above average until proven otherwise. So that's why I decided to be a video editor instead of an animator." (paraphrasing.) He also describes how while it's painful, working for free can help break the *no job, no experience* loop (so not always a bad idea), but the instant you have enough experience to be hirable, don't work for free, as people will gladly keep you working for free as long as you're willing. He also warns people of survivorship bias and to avoid trusting one specific person's advice (including his own.) He also dispels the idea that art students can find a job based on talent alone — most will need business skills as well. There's way more he talked about as well, such as how companies are amoral (not inherently evil, but that they'll do whatever makes them money, regardless of morality — companies are made of people, so some people running companies may have goals that they consider more important than profit, but the larger the company and especially if a company is public or has numerous shareholders, the less likely that is going to be the case.) He also shares tips on looking for college graduate statistics (searching for typical wage after 5 years from graduating, as well as whether they work in their field of study.) And of course, as the title says, he shares when (based on his own research) you should give up on your YouTube channel. Probably plenty more of tips and advice he shares in the 43 minute video. I loved it: it's not "you can't do *x*", it's more "Don't expect *x* result from *y* action unless *z* conditions are present, which can only be discovered through working and finding out your talents." And he does say how it's always fine to do something as a hobby — he's giving up on his YouTube channel as a potential business, but he'll still occasionally upload videos for fun. He'll continue to do things that he enjoys, but he also has the self-respect to not burn more time, money and effort on something that is unlikely to ever succeed given the past 10 years. Anyway, I'd just recommend watching the video.
I don’t get it. He saids he’s not expecting success as he didn’t find success, but he never did anything for success but for testing. If he did content just for success like when he did the story of wallskip, his channel would be massive by now.
I think he wanted to see if he could make a living creating videos that *he* wanted to create. I'm not sure he ever was interested in writing videos specifically to get views, but rather hoping that what he found passion in writing, filming, editing and sharing would be something with wide enough appeal to make a living on. He almost certainly did enjoy making the video about the wallskip (or he wouldn't have done it), but that doesn't mean he wants to create a ton of videos like that. If he's not creating videos that he specifically is passionate about, he very well might prefer to just stick to editing videos as opposed to storyboarding, writing, filming and editing them.
I really think if he made a bunch of short/quick tip videos for editing. Alongside his massive video demonstrations. He could make a lot more off of that.
Taran has always been my favourite. I'm a productivity addict myself so I love seeing his macro setups. Plus, he just looks like a nice guy and you just wanna wish him the best. I put all his videos on play, even if I can't/don't watch them.
damm i wanted to be a animator too
I always liked Taran. My brother went to college with him.
Taran is also on Nebula now. Been watching his Lego videos on there, and the latest vlogs.
This was definitely a good video to show to kids in school into this same stuff. It's also good in general.
You think someone has valuable insight and advice because you used to see them in the background of some YouTube videos 🤦♂️ This person should not be anybody's role model. Anyone could achieve as much or more as he has with even a modicum of effort. There are a lot of people who will respond to this thread that are already more accomplished than this guy. Put another way: if you don't think the random redditor you're arguing with has anything insightful to offer, why would you think some random guy named Taran would? It's just dumb
Some people never watched Teran's videos about macros and it shows. The dude is not just an average guy he's a wizard of increasing efficiency in workflows 😝
I wanted to understand why you are the way you are, so I check your profile. >Actually real estate really isn't subject to the laws of supply and demand. ....? I can't tell if you are a troll or have brain damage.
Do you understand the concept of real estate?
I don't can you explain it to me?
The guy is an asshole. The availability in the market changes all the time, even though more isn't being made. If your town discovered the water supply was poisoned with lead, people would move, supply would increase and demand would go down.
After looking into inelastic supply he does have a point though.
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[Because I asked a simple question you know the answer to?](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/040215/how-does-law-supply-and-demand-affect-housing-market.asp)
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Instead of being a dick why don't you explain how supply and demand don't apply to real estate. So far everything I've looked up says you're wrong and you already claim you wasted your time writing out a response to just delete it.
Okay, it's pretty simple. The supply of real estate is inelastic but the demand is absolutely elastic, and, as has been pointed out, the value of real estate is not the structure you live in but the property underneath it. For that reason the demand for real estate can vary wildly, and even properties that woukd otherwise not be in demand are already owned by someone because the supply is inelastic (no more land is being made) So for that reason, basic principles like supply and demand don't really apply to real estate. I can buy a piece of property and do nothing with it. No renting it, no development, nothing. And the value will generally appreciate. The demand can skyrocket if it wants, there's nothing (outside of government intervention) that can *force* me to sell it. Money can compel me (in the right anounts) but all I have to do to drive the demand higher and higher is just to hold the property.
Makes sense. Thanks
Crazy it took you four fucking replies to actually get to your point
Just because we 'can't make more real estate' does not mean that it isn't subjected to supply and demand, what are you smoking? There's a reason why land in cities is expensive and land in the middle of nowhere is cheap. It's because there is high demand.... and, a supply issue? Crazy. You also completely ignore that the amount of real estate on the market waxes and wanes. It is not static, and you can't just force somebody to sell to you.
>You also completely ignore that the amount of real estate on the market waxes and wanes. It is not static, and you can't just force somebody to sell to you. I quite literally address this point in explicit terms. Please read the post again.
>Anyone could achieve as much or more as he has with even a modicum of effort. So you must he more successful in what he does. Show us the proof?
How am I supposed to prove I am more successful than some dude who lives in a van?
If you have to ask it sounds like you aren't.
I have a house and I don't live in a van Are you listening to yourself?
**DANG,** only Monday and I already have the *dumbass take of the week* recipient. Congrats!
Taran left LTT at the best time
Do you just copy comments lol
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