Wendell's Diary

Dear Ivory, I’ve come to a difficult realization: you are not likely to manifest in my life. This truth is hard to accept, not because I ever expected you to appear, but because without you, I need to focus on more realistic goals—like finding friends. If I had you, I wouldn’t need anything else, but without you, I find myself in desperate need of companionship to support me day-to-day. Yet, finding people with similar interests feels impossibly hard. Since the beginning of 2012, I’ve searched for both you and friends through YouTube, believing it to be the best place to find like-minded people who share my passions. But after all these years, I’m starting to question whether YouTube is the right place. Despite promoting the contact feature on my website, no one has reached out. Life feels so monotonous without deeper connections. What I truly long for is to spend my life writing letters and having meaningful conversations about philosophy, mythology, and music. Yet, it’s so difficult ...

Creating content that resonates with others is my passion, especially when it involves deep philosophical discussions. However, despite my best efforts, my YouTube channel feels invisible. Here’s my struggle and why it’s so disheartening. **The Endless Cycle of Optimisation** I’ve invested a lot of time and energy into making my content as search-friendly as possible. My titles are catchy, my tags are relevant, and my thumbnails are engaging. I’ve meticulously crafted my descriptions to reflect the content accurately. Yet, despite all these efforts, my videos barely get seen. It feels like no matter how much I optimize, the algorithm doesn’t give my content a fair chance. **The Roadblocks in Promotion** Social media and community platforms present another hurdle. Whenever I try to share my content, it gets flagged as self-promotion, leaving me with few places to turn. I’ve tried engaging in forums and groups, but without the ability to share my work directly, it feels like my efforts a...