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> crazy expensive stuff on the main channel that might break even but often loses money

I remember him bringing this up in the interview and it’s an odd statement. “Often loses money.”

It makes more money than it loses, obviously. So it’s weird to call out how some videos lose money. Yes, that’s how the world works. And some make make money. More make than lose, that’s just how everything works.

And then he donates some profits to charitable causes.

Im not sure if he’s not sure how business works or his audience doesn’t. Im not sure why this line about “often loses money” irks me.




I'm not sure why either. My understanding is that the main channel videos are big and flashy but expensive, basically acting as a loss leader that increases the population that watch the rest of his channels. So they make money indirectly I guess.




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