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><channel><title>yout | Guitar Musings</title><atom:link href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/tag/yout/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://www.guitarmusings.com</link><description>thoughts and explorations on becoming a better guitar player and writer</description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-US</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator><item><title>One Year on YouTube: I Came Prepared for Trolls and Got a Supportive Community Instead</title><link>https://www.guitarmusings.com/one-year-on-youtube-i-came-prepared-for-trolls-and-got-a-supportive-community-instead/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=one-year-on-youtube-i-came-prepared-for-trolls-and-got-a-supportive-community-instead</link><comments>https://www.guitarmusings.com/one-year-on-youtube-i-came-prepared-for-trolls-and-got-a-supportive-community-instead/#respond</comments><dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Misc Rants]]></category><category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category><category><![CDATA[observations]]></category><category><![CDATA[yout]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.guitarmusings.com/?p=859</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a video of Nuno Bettencourt where he asks the crowd something like, &#8220;how many&#8230;</p>The post <a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/one-year-on-youtube-i-came-prepared-for-trolls-and-got-a-supportive-community-instead/">One Year on YouTube: I Came Prepared for Trolls and Got a Supportive Community Instead</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com">Guitar Musings</a>.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a video of Nuno Bettencourt where he asks the crowd something like, &#8220;how many guitarist out here&#8221;. Of course there is a loud cheer and he was all &#8220;ah i get it&#8221;&#8230; &#8220;you all are saying to yourself, &#8216;I can play that better.'&#8221; A funny joke and so true in guitar circles. I don&#8217;t know how many times I&#8217;ve heard guitarists talk smack about other players. A petty competitiveness that&#8217;s just part of the culture and I have to admit that I have participated from time to time.</p><figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment2.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="970" height="164" data-id="868" src="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment2.jpg" alt="Youtube positive comment" class="wp-image-868" srcset="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment2.jpg 970w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment2-300x51.jpg 300w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment2-768x130.jpg 768w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment2-585x99.jpg 585w" sizes="(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px" /></a></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment3.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="238" data-id="867" src="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment3-1024x238.jpg" alt="Youtube Channel Positive Comment" class="wp-image-867" srcset="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment3-1024x238.jpg 1024w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment3-300x70.jpg 300w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment3-768x178.jpg 768w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment3-585x136.jpg 585w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment3.jpg 1060w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="160" data-id="865" src="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1-1024x160.jpg" alt="YouTube Extra Positive Comment" class="wp-image-865" srcset="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1-1024x160.jpg 1024w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1-300x47.jpg 300w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1-768x120.jpg 768w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1-1170x182.jpg 1170w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1-585x91.jpg 585w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubecomment1.jpg 1334w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></figure><h2 class="wp-block-heading">YouTube Channel and TikTok Surprises</h2><p>It&#8217;s been a year since I resurrected my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@realmac5150" title="">YouTube channel</a>, I&#8217;ve posted almost 300 videos. I was certain that the internet crossed with that guitarist sh@t talk, I would get some interesting comments. However, I&#8217;m pleasantly surprised how nice everyone has been. I was expecting a few cynical or negative comments but all I&#8217;ve received 100 percent positive posts; minus the bot comments&#8230;.</p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>&#8220;The idea is top notch This deserves recognition.&#8221; Makes no sense on a music post. SMH</p></blockquote><p>TikTok, where there are countless trolls, I have received nothing but positive feedback. It&#8217;s refreshing and nice to see that the internet isn&#8217;t completely full of negative energy. I&#8217;m sure, if my channel gets more popular, I&#8217;ll get my fair share of negative comments. But that is a tradeoff I&#8217;m willing to make. </p><h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Infamous Thumbs Down</h2><div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-full is-resized"><a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubethumbsdown.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="316" height="250" src="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubethumbsdown.jpg" alt="YouTube Thumbs Down Graphic: 44 likes and 1 thumbs down." class="wp-image-866" style="width:169px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubethumbsdown.jpg 316w, https://www.guitarmusings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/youtubethumbsdown-300x237.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px" /></a></figure></div><p>Technically, getting a thumbs down on a post is negative feedback but it&#8217;s a right of passage of sorts. I even wrote a <a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/i-got-my-first-dislike-thumbs-down-on-youtube/" title="I got my first dislike/thumbs down on YouTube">tongue and cheek post</a> about receiving my first thumbs down. There are some posts where, I get it. It wasn&#8217;t that good and don&#8217;t blame them. There are other posts where, I&#8217;m like &#8220;What the?!?!&#8221; Either way, it&#8217;s interaction and I&#8217;m enjoying it all.</p><p></p>The post <a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com/one-year-on-youtube-i-came-prepared-for-trolls-and-got-a-supportive-community-instead/">One Year on YouTube: I Came Prepared for Trolls and Got a Supportive Community Instead</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.guitarmusings.com">Guitar Musings</a>.]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss>https://www.guitarmusings.com/one-year-on-youtube-i-came-prepared-for-trolls-and-got-a-supportive-community-instead/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item></channel></rss>