What if the people watching your videos… aren’t really the ones choosing to watch them? What if YouTube’s algorithm has quietly become the true gatekeeper of your channel—deciding who gets to see your content, when they see it, and whether they ever see it at all? In this episode, we explore the growing fear among creators that the algorithm isn’t just recommending videos anymore. It’s replacing the audience.
We use Star Wars as our lens into this idea. Just like the Empire controlled the holonet and dictated what information reached the galaxy, the algorithm now decides which creators rise, which disappear, and which topics will dominate every homepage. It’s not malicious—it’s math—but the effect is the same: creators no longer feel like they’re talking directly to their audience. They’re performing for a machine that filters human attention through predictive behavior modeling.
In this episode, we break down:
If you’ve ever felt like you’re creating in a vacuum, or you’ve wondered why viewers say “I didn’t even know you were still posting,” this episode shines a light on the invisible forces shaping creator survival in today’s YouTube landscape.
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