Asked my son if he wanted to get ice cream
His face lit up
"Yes!" he exclaimed
Asked what toppings he wanted
To his surprise, I let him load up on whatever he wanted
Sprinkles, whipped cream, Oreo crumble, chocolate chips, and a cherry on top
He scarfed it down
Then I handed him the bill
$28.70
"But Dad! This same ice cream cost only 5 bucks a couple years ago!"
I shrugged
"Inflation will do that"
What he doesn't know:
I got the whipped cream for free by asking for a "pup cup" at Starbucks
Paid $2 for a bulk container of sprinkles I'll eventually make $40 from
Total profit on this order:
$23.75
Insane margins
Maybe my son will learn to see the menu before he starts ordering next time (guess they haven't taught that to him in 2nd grade yet)
I no longer believe human reviewers exist at YouTube. Here’s why:
An old, inactive channel I hadn’t touched in years was flagged for “inauthentic content” in January. (“AI” didn’t even exist when I uploaded to that channel!) I deleted it because I no longer wanted or needed it.
As a direct result, all of my active channels were demonetized — not for any violation on those channels, but solely for “association” with the deleted one.
It’s now been 92 days. I’ve received zero human review, only repeated AI denials. The system now says my channels can’t be monetized until the deleted channel is “admitted” back into the YouTube Partner Program.
That’s impossible. A deleted channel cannot be reinstated or monetized.
This is a permanent block caused by a clear error. A human reviewer using basic common sense could fix this in minutes.
If human reviewers truly exist, please have one review my case.
@TeamYouTube@YouTubeCreators
HUGE!!!
Also to all the non-Crawlers out there, this is a great read or listen to lose yourself in.
7 books so far, with an 8th coming out in May. Starts fun and just gets better and better.