> if you are both capable of programming and motivated by Youtube CPMs please let Patrick buy you dinner and explain how many astoundingly better options there are in life.
Ha. I understand your sentiment, but what you've said is pretty condescending. I would agree that creating content for the sole purpose of making "YouTube money" is silly. I would argue that, to the vast majority of YouTubers, it's simply an enjoyable hobby with RPMs as a potential bonus. The RPMs are intrinsically motivating. There is nothing wrong with being honest with yourself and admitting that they play a factor in the motivation needed to create vs. do something else.
Anyways, my point is, if a capable programmer enjoys making monetized videos on the side, the fact that there are "astoundingly better options in life" is irrelevant.