# On why I won't do YouTube anymore At the start of 2026 I set the goal to create a YouTube video every week. I love YouTube. I love watching the content others create and wanted to participate myself. I have a lot of interesting stuff to say and share with others. Stuff related to programming, language learning, cooking or whatever. And so I set this goal. Now, two weeks into the year, I realize YouTube is not for me. I bought a fancy mic, set a good recording location with natural light and even made a list of topics for my videos. But today, when I sat in front of my computer recording with OBS, I felt alienated from myself. I received a comment in my presentation video telling me to speak with more energy. I knew the person was right. Personally, I don't enjoy videos where people are obnoxiously energetic, but I was speaking as if making a video was my 9/5 job which I'm fed up with. And this alienation is precisely what happens to most workers that do not enjoy their job. Thus, I realize that this medium is not for me. But why? I used to have a programming podcast and I had a blast with that (even if I only recorded 3 episodes _for reasons_). Perhaps with a co-host I would enjoy recording videos more. Or it may be that I am not used to trying to structure my thoughts during a spoken presentation as much as I am to writing them down. Perhaps it's a matter of getting used to it. Perhaps with time, I would feel more comfortable in front of a camera and develop better oral communication skills. After all, practice makes perfect. Be that as it may, it's not working for me. Now, the next question that I felt the need to answer was: **why did I want to start a YouTube channel?** The reason seemed obvious. As I stated in the introduction to this post, my goal with YouTube was to communicate. And I already have a platform to do that: this blog! I know the written format is not for everybody. And in the times of instant gratification that we are suffering, getting people to read a blog post is _hard_. I for one, love reading. And I love writing just as much. So it is my hope that by encouraging people to read my blog (and others) I am putting my two cents into the fight against **brainrot**, as a friend recently told me. So this is it. For now, I say So long YouTube!. I still love watching others' videos, so if you are starting a channel this year, let me know and I'll subscribe! Without having to put out a new video every week, I can concentrate my full strength in this blog and bare my soul and heart into every word that I write here. Until the next time, and keep reading :).