A Life as a YouTube Personality: Balancing Fame and Personal Boundaries

For a YouTuber like myself, life can get pretty interesting when it comes to public interactions and sharing my personal life on YouTube. While I don't mind being open with my audience, there are certainly moments that make me wonder how far the line of comfort extends. Sometimes, people approach me in public and share their thoughts about my videos or try to strike up a conversation about my personal life. In some cases, it can feel a bit weird, but I've learned to accept it as part of being a public figure.

However, there's one aspect that really gets under my skin - when people show up at my house uninvited. Thankfully, this doesn't happen often, but the thought of putting someone from my family in such a situation is a nightmare scenario for me. I worry about stalkers and the kind of attention that can come with being in the public eye. It's not just about the YouTube comments section, either - there are plenty of YouTubers out there who have dealt with similar problems and it's not something I'd want to experience.

Another concern is when people ask me if they can do the same thing as me, using their girlfriends or wives in videos for personal gain. To be honest, some guys out there think that having a girlfriend on the show is just a way to get more views. It's not about being cheap, but I don't feel like I need to resort to that kind of tactic to get attention. When it comes down to it, I value my relationships and wouldn't want someone from my life to be put in an uncomfortable position for the sake of a video.

As for me, I've always tried to stay true to myself and what makes me comfortable. If I ever felt like using someone's girlfriend or wife as a prop just to get views, that would make me uncomfortable. It's not about being popular or wanting attention - it's about respecting people who care about you deeply.

Personal Experience: How Life as a YouTuber Began

I remember starting my YouTube channel about two years ago with no idea how much I could actually make from it. I started making videos just for fun, showcasing my love of cars and trucks. My first car was my trusty old truck, and later on, I got a Corvette that became the star of many of my videos.

Looking back, it's amazing to think about how far I've come since those early days. It wasn't overnight success by any means - I put in a lot of work and effort to create content that people would enjoy. And slowly but surely, my channel started to grow. It's incredible to wake up every day knowing that I get to live my dream job.

For me, life as a YouTuber has been a journey of discovery and exploration. I used to watch car shows like Top Gear when I was just 12 years old - it sparked something in me that I couldn't ignore. Now, I get to do what I love every day, surrounded by people who share my passion.

Favorite YouTube Channels: A Mix of Entertainment and Information

As a YouTuber myself, I have a deep appreciation for other channels that bring value to the table. One of my favorite channels is Salamon's - he consistently brings Supercar content into his videos, which is rare in this genre. Vehicle Virgins also do an amazing job with their reviews and analysis. Doug Deo's videos are another highlight - they're engaging, informative, and entertaining all at once.

One thing that I love about YouTube is the vast diversity of channels out there. Whether it's Supercars or muscle cars, there's something for everyone. It's not just about the quality of the content; it's also about how passionate creators are about their work. For me, that's what makes YouTube such a special place.

Behind the Scenes: The Daily Life of a YouTuber

As for my day-to-day life, it's all about creating content and engaging with my audience. I'm constantly brainstorming new ideas, researching topics, and rehearsing scripts. When it comes to my Corvette, I've recently installed some new wheels that have really taken the car to the next level.

My income is around $350,000 this year, which is a significant increase from when I started out. It's not just about the money, though - I love what I do and feel incredibly fortunate to be able to live my dream every day.

Lastly, I want to address some speculation about an upcoming giveaway for the C4. Let's just say that it will be exciting, and you'll find out soon enough when it happens. For now, I'm glad to have such a supportive community behind me - thank you all again for being part of this wild ride!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: engood morning and welcome to the channel I think today we're going to move some stuff around it's a little bit crooked my next goal for the day is to get these mounted on the Duramax first of all I can't can't wait to show you guys the new Wheels they look awesome but I noticed when they got dropped off yesterday they came on an 18wheeler um delivered on a stack on a big pallet I noticed at the bottom of the pallet hold on let's look over so we don't spoil the surprise um I noticed at the bottom wheel were all these weights like laying on the cardboard on the bottom so I assume these are supposed to be on the wheels for balancing purposes I don't know if they fell off I mean I guess they did that would make sense but never heard of that happening so I want to take them to a tire shop to make sure they are balanced before I mount them people often ask me Mike what's the best part about having 35s and I tell them when you have to move them woo that's my work work out for the day for the week I'm dying now normally for something like this I would go to Tire Mar but tartt is not open today so we're going to have to go to Pet Boys I don't know if you guys heard but um a German magazine publication or that they make videos I don't know exactly what they do but they have a race car driver and they test cars on the nurur ring and the C7 Z6 put down a 713 now that still is an unofficial time but it's pretty much an official time I mean they had all the equipment there um it's verified it's legit so the c7z ran a 713 putting it back to the top of Chevy's list um the ZL1 1l knocked off the old C6 R1 which ran a719 that means two things number one the C7 Z6 is really fast and number two uh it means that the C7 ZR1 is definitely going to run a sub seven-minute lap time the only question is how far below 7 minutes will it get now the Huracan performante is the current production car record holder it dethrown the 98 when it ran a 652 the 918 ran a 656 so um if you look at a Huracan and you see that it ran like a 7 I think a 725 and then the performante which doesn't really have any more power than a regular one which I'm still unsure about that lap time but that's an argument for a different uh video but um so not really any more power just huge Arrow upgrades and it ran 30 seconds faster it would stand to reason that ac7 ZR1 with a lot more power than a Z06 uh roughly probably 150 more horsepower than a Z06 and the improved Arrow it would stand to reason that you could assume it's going to run at least 15 seconds faster I really do think that the Z1 has the potential to be the new uh record holder when it comes out yes as if I wasn't already excited enough now I want the car even more come on Chevy I can't wait oh look at that it's for sale should buy that that could be a new project truck for those of you who live around here you might be wondering why the hell did he get on the highway to go to Pet Boys well I had to get bull food they're bulldogs so they have a lot of issues you got to get specialty food you can only get it at one store it's a whole thing but I love them so I'll do anything for them they got delivered on an Team Wheeler They were on the pallet and then as I was taking them off the pallet I noticed uh the wheel weight the little seon things were all at the bottom used to have a crazy wrap on it you had it here before I did yep you had that one wait a minute I think I think I remember that thing all right we got the wheels and tires dropped off we'll pick them up here in a little bit just like that we're here going to load him up and then I will see you back at the garage for the install it's nice to know that my suspicions were confirmed and all the wheel weights did fall off the uh the wheels none of them were balanced so it's good I didn't try to put them on the truck Tim is the guy who did the balancing he knew what the he was doing banged him out in like an hour um you know was a great great service I can't complain at all so if you need tires or whatever check out Pep Boys on 22 Jonestown Road in Harrisburg PA not a paid endorsement but thank you Tim from copyright uh we got a jack over here that we are going to use it is in fact a three ton service Jack so plenty enough to lift the back of the dirty Max which isn't that heavy believe it or not what we'll do is just Jack it up at the diff and then we can have both of the wheels up in the air at the same time that way we don't have to move the Jack around it'll just go a little bit quicker of course every time I do this without fail I get tons of comments from people saying oh Mike that's really dangerous to be doing that and what people don't understand is that even if the truck were to fall off the Jack as you can see I mean I got plenty of room in here the only thing is can I figure out which one is the actual screw by looking at it usually you can and it would appear as though I got it right only two are real the rest are fake and the fake ones are like chromed and the real ones are kind of like just a I guess a stainless or a polished whatever you would call it to use this opportunity to uh check make sure my uh wheel spacers are still tight and everything's torqued down as well as uh just paint this a little bit so it doesn't roster now of course these you want to go back back and hand tighten and torque okay there you have it fuel octane Wheels installed same size 20 X2 with a -44 offset for that stance we finally switched over from the fuel hostage Wheels which lasted me a very long time and what I mean by that is not lasted like uh structurally or anything like that they're still fine of course but last as in like I still am not tired of them even now I'm not tired of them I just wanted to kind of switch things up ultimately I decided to stick with fuel because uh they've always been so good to me I really have no complaints you know I got this set of five for about 3,400 bucks which is cheap consider uh not just the wheels that's wheels and tires so that's pretty cheap considering um a lot of these new specialty wheels are like five grand just for the wheels and then you got to fit tires on them as well so um you know I've always had a good experience with fuel so I decided to uh just pick out a different style what do you think of the dirty Max's new shoes I love them I have to say when I got them off the truck I was already thinking these are going to look great but now that they are on the vehicle they look badass wheels and tires are now available you can come pick them up uh just shoot me a message on Instagram um but be serious because I don't want to tell people you get the uh center caps and lug nuts too um you know I don't want to tell people that message me oh yeah somebody's going to come get them and then they pull the old Craigslist deal where they're like you know the day comes where they're supposed to pick them up and you're supposed to meet up with them and they don't call they don't text and then you say hey you still coming and then they're like oh yeah my grandma's a cat died and I got to pay for the funeral and now I don't have the funds and it's just like you know off I hate people like that but there are so many bullshitters out there it happens all the time I don't know I guess people just think it's fun but we're going to finish up the video with a Q&A um if you would like to participate in the next Q&A uh feel free to follow me at Street speed 717 on Instagram I will post up a picture from time to time and say ask your questions below so here we go I'm going to pick out some good ones as soon as I get to the top Alx malalis would you move to California I would like to I think it'd be cool but I hear the emissions laws suck and I hear the gun laws suck even more so I might not ever actually move there Jack Miller 58 I'm going to miss the Z6 well it's not gone well it is gone right now but not permanently so um you know we'll we'll see what happens with that uh people just talking about the Instagram post uh Cameron favors 23 can we race duramax's Mike Sure although my Duramax is not built for Speed it's built for off-roading for comfort and for daily driving Samuel 72 what happened to the blue Silverado did you give it to your mom I did not give it to my mom I uh bought her a Mini Cooper for Christmas last year if you haven't seen that video I will link it down below it's a good one probably the only video where you can see my family members which I get a lot of questions about which I'll talk about here in a little bit the blue Silverado I ended up selling it to somebody I knew because I got them a really good deal um essentially I thought it would be cool and really when I first got it I didn't plan to keep it very long that was kind of always the plan but uh I really thought you know maybe I'll get this truck and see what people have to say about it because I was considering getting a gas or 1500 and I assumed that everybody was going to be like oh you can't go from a diesel to a gas even though I wasn't trading the dirtymax but everyone really loved it so it kind of made me feel like man maybe I should keep this truck but uh ultimately I will be getting a new Duramax here soon which I get tons of questions about as well I'm just waiting for the price on the new l5p to come down a little bit I don't want to buy a new one because of depreciation purposes coold Dr or coold doctor what was your first car you ever got first car was a 1989 Silverado I bought for 1,200 bucks in high school Dawson beard here we go speaking of uh family why is your girlfriend never in videos well it's not a girlfriend family vlogging Channel and I've talked about this many times also from a security and privacy standpoint you know I signed up for this life of having no privacy and having people come up to me in public and uh sharing my life on YouTube and I don't mind it you know there are sometimes sure when it's like a little bit weird you get people that show up at your house which happens you know from time to time thankfully not very much but uh you know I wouldn't want to put anybody in my family in that position even if they're okay with it and especially a girlfriend um you know some guys have no problem doing it putting their girl in the videos uh people make comments about I worry about like stalkers and that kind of thing because there's a lot of them out there I've already I've known people that do have their girlfriends in videos and wives whatnot who have dealt with problems like that and you know that would be a nightmare for something like that to happen and it happens a lot there's a lot of YouTubers that do it if you ask them if they ever answer the question they'll tell you and also you know I'll do stupid for views like Lambo doors on a Corvette which I didn't think would happen but I don't really feel comfortable with using a girl for views either some guys you know use their girlfriend essentially as a prostitute for views I mean you you want to plaster somebody you're supposed to care about you want to put their ass all over the Internet for your own person personal gain that's great but I feel like I don't need to go down that road uh but that's just me beey Maro how much do you love being who's been a fan since like day one by the way I always appreciate the support how much do you love being a YouTuber I love it I started about two years ago had no idea you could make money off of it started making videos for fun with my truck and then I got a Corvette and um you know I've come a long way since then but I I wake up every day and I get to live my dream you know and it's awesome to to have made it this far and I started small you can see the progression from day one you know it didn't happen overnight but I'm very glad that it happened because I literally you know I used to watch Top Gear as a kid or like I was like 12 or 13 years old which is a kid but I was older and I watched Top Gear and I thought man if I could have a a life where I just around with my friends and did with cars wouldn't that be awesome and that is essentially what I do every day so I consider myself very lucky and I'm very thankful to have the life that I have and I appreciate everything that you guys have done for me and you know I I put my heart and soul in every video and try to make the most entertaining content I can why do you have two project cars do you really think you need two listen this is America I can do whatever the I want will woren did you spec your ZR1 yet I have not Gunners Williams how hard was it to get the new style toir on your Duramax not hard at all they bolt up the um mirror setup for Chevy trucks has been the same since I think 1988 so it's it's not difficult whatsoever I also got them on Amazon a lot of people ask here's an interesting one the alic wangard besides yourself what's your favorite YouTube channel to watch well I don't watch my own videos believe it or not um my favorite Channel there's a lot of great ones uh I love salamon's videos just the fact that he constantly brings Supercar content which a lot of people don't do um I like vehicle virgins a lot I like um Doug deo's videos are awesome I love those he gets like a million views on every one because they're so awesome so there's a the cool thing about YouTube is that doesn't matter what you like in the car world or really anything but there's a hell of a lot of content out there to watch so there's really no complaints there's a ton of channels that I do enjoy watching I used to watch way more YouTube before I started doing YouTube that's for sure how much horsepower is the dirty Max putting to the ground I don't know probably 320 40 maybe how much is your income going to be this year about 350 it's that goddamn lock Nest Monster again the last one here a lot of people asking this is the C4 going to be a giveaway you shall find out kind of gives that away doesn't it that is going to do it for this again let me know what you think of the dirty Max's new wheel setup and I hope that you enjoyed if you did give it a big thumbs up if you are stopping in for the first time please subscribe take care have a great daygood morning and welcome to the channel I think today we're going to move some stuff around it's a little bit crooked my next goal for the day is to get these mounted on the Duramax first of all I can't can't wait to show you guys the new Wheels they look awesome but I noticed when they got dropped off yesterday they came on an 18wheeler um delivered on a stack on a big pallet I noticed at the bottom of the pallet hold on let's look over so we don't spoil the surprise um I noticed at the bottom wheel were all these weights like laying on the cardboard on the bottom so I assume these are supposed to be on the wheels for balancing purposes I don't know if they fell off I mean I guess they did that would make sense but never heard of that happening so I want to take them to a tire shop to make sure they are balanced before I mount them people often ask me Mike what's the best part about having 35s and I tell them when you have to move them woo that's my work work out for the day for the week I'm dying now normally for something like this I would go to Tire Mar but tartt is not open today so we're going to have to go to Pet Boys I don't know if you guys heard but um a German magazine publication or that they make videos I don't know exactly what they do but they have a race car driver and they test cars on the nurur ring and the C7 Z6 put down a 713 now that still is an unofficial time but it's pretty much an official time I mean they had all the equipment there um it's verified it's legit so the c7z ran a 713 putting it back to the top of Chevy's list um the ZL1 1l knocked off the old C6 R1 which ran a719 that means two things number one the C7 Z6 is really fast and number two uh it means that the C7 ZR1 is definitely going to run a sub seven-minute lap time the only question is how far below 7 minutes will it get now the Huracan performante is the current production car record holder it dethrown the 98 when it ran a 652 the 918 ran a 656 so um if you look at a Huracan and you see that it ran like a 7 I think a 725 and then the performante which doesn't really have any more power than a regular one which I'm still unsure about that lap time but that's an argument for a different uh video but um so not really any more power just huge Arrow upgrades and it ran 30 seconds faster it would stand to reason that ac7 ZR1 with a lot more power than a Z06 uh roughly probably 150 more horsepower than a Z06 and the improved Arrow it would stand to reason that you could assume it's going to run at least 15 seconds faster I really do think that the Z1 has the potential to be the new uh record holder when it comes out yes as if I wasn't already excited enough now I want the car even more come on Chevy I can't wait oh look at that it's for sale should buy that that could be a new project truck for those of you who live around here you might be wondering why the hell did he get on the highway to go to Pet Boys well I had to get bull food they're bulldogs so they have a lot of issues you got to get specialty food you can only get it at one store it's a whole thing but I love them so I'll do anything for them they got delivered on an Team Wheeler They were on the pallet and then as I was taking them off the pallet I noticed uh the wheel weight the little seon things were all at the bottom used to have a crazy wrap on it you had it here before I did yep you had that one wait a minute I think I think I remember that thing all right we got the wheels and tires dropped off we'll pick them up here in a little bit just like that we're here going to load him up and then I will see you back at the garage for the install it's nice to know that my suspicions were confirmed and all the wheel weights did fall off the uh the wheels none of them were balanced so it's good I didn't try to put them on the truck Tim is the guy who did the balancing he knew what the he was doing banged him out in like an hour um you know was a great great service I can't complain at all so if you need tires or whatever check out Pep Boys on 22 Jonestown Road in Harrisburg PA not a paid endorsement but thank you Tim from copyright uh we got a jack over here that we are going to use it is in fact a three ton service Jack so plenty enough to lift the back of the dirty Max which isn't that heavy believe it or not what we'll do is just Jack it up at the diff and then we can have both of the wheels up in the air at the same time that way we don't have to move the Jack around it'll just go a little bit quicker of course every time I do this without fail I get tons of comments from people saying oh Mike that's really dangerous to be doing that and what people don't understand is that even if the truck were to fall off the Jack as you can see I mean I got plenty of room in here the only thing is can I figure out which one is the actual screw by looking at it usually you can and it would appear as though I got it right only two are real the rest are fake and the fake ones are like chromed and the real ones are kind of like just a I guess a stainless or a polished whatever you would call it to use this opportunity to uh check make sure my uh wheel spacers are still tight and everything's torqued down as well as uh just paint this a little bit so it doesn't roster now of course these you want to go back back and hand tighten and torque okay there you have it fuel octane Wheels installed same size 20 X2 with a -44 offset for that stance we finally switched over from the fuel hostage Wheels which lasted me a very long time and what I mean by that is not lasted like uh structurally or anything like that they're still fine of course but last as in like I still am not tired of them even now I'm not tired of them I just wanted to kind of switch things up ultimately I decided to stick with fuel because uh they've always been so good to me I really have no complaints you know I got this set of five for about 3,400 bucks which is cheap consider uh not just the wheels that's wheels and tires so that's pretty cheap considering um a lot of these new specialty wheels are like five grand just for the wheels and then you got to fit tires on them as well so um you know I've always had a good experience with fuel so I decided to uh just pick out a different style what do you think of the dirty Max's new shoes I love them I have to say when I got them off the truck I was already thinking these are going to look great but now that they are on the vehicle they look badass wheels and tires are now available you can come pick them up uh just shoot me a message on Instagram um but be serious because I don't want to tell people you get the uh center caps and lug nuts too um you know I don't want to tell people that message me oh yeah somebody's going to come get them and then they pull the old Craigslist deal where they're like you know the day comes where they're supposed to pick them up and you're supposed to meet up with them and they don't call they don't text and then you say hey you still coming and then they're like oh yeah my grandma's a cat died and I got to pay for the funeral and now I don't have the funds and it's just like you know off I hate people like that but there are so many bullshitters out there it happens all the time I don't know I guess people just think it's fun but we're going to finish up the video with a Q&A um if you would like to participate in the next Q&A uh feel free to follow me at Street speed 717 on Instagram I will post up a picture from time to time and say ask your questions below so here we go I'm going to pick out some good ones as soon as I get to the top Alx malalis would you move to California I would like to I think it'd be cool but I hear the emissions laws suck and I hear the gun laws suck even more so I might not ever actually move there Jack Miller 58 I'm going to miss the Z6 well it's not gone well it is gone right now but not permanently so um you know we'll we'll see what happens with that uh people just talking about the Instagram post uh Cameron favors 23 can we race duramax's Mike Sure although my Duramax is not built for Speed it's built for off-roading for comfort and for daily driving Samuel 72 what happened to the blue Silverado did you give it to your mom I did not give it to my mom I uh bought her a Mini Cooper for Christmas last year if you haven't seen that video I will link it down below it's a good one probably the only video where you can see my family members which I get a lot of questions about which I'll talk about here in a little bit the blue Silverado I ended up selling it to somebody I knew because I got them a really good deal um essentially I thought it would be cool and really when I first got it I didn't plan to keep it very long that was kind of always the plan but uh I really thought you know maybe I'll get this truck and see what people have to say about it because I was considering getting a gas or 1500 and I assumed that everybody was going to be like oh you can't go from a diesel to a gas even though I wasn't trading the dirtymax but everyone really loved it so it kind of made me feel like man maybe I should keep this truck but uh ultimately I will be getting a new Duramax here soon which I get tons of questions about as well I'm just waiting for the price on the new l5p to come down a little bit I don't want to buy a new one because of depreciation purposes coold Dr or coold doctor what was your first car you ever got first car was a 1989 Silverado I bought for 1,200 bucks in high school Dawson beard here we go speaking of uh family why is your girlfriend never in videos well it's not a girlfriend family vlogging Channel and I've talked about this many times also from a security and privacy standpoint you know I signed up for this life of having no privacy and having people come up to me in public and uh sharing my life on YouTube and I don't mind it you know there are sometimes sure when it's like a little bit weird you get people that show up at your house which happens you know from time to time thankfully not very much but uh you know I wouldn't want to put anybody in my family in that position even if they're okay with it and especially a girlfriend um you know some guys have no problem doing it putting their girl in the videos uh people make comments about I worry about like stalkers and that kind of thing because there's a lot of them out there I've already I've known people that do have their girlfriends in videos and wives whatnot who have dealt with problems like that and you know that would be a nightmare for something like that to happen and it happens a lot there's a lot of YouTubers that do it if you ask them if they ever answer the question they'll tell you and also you know I'll do stupid for views like Lambo doors on a Corvette which I didn't think would happen but I don't really feel comfortable with using a girl for views either some guys you know use their girlfriend essentially as a prostitute for views I mean you you want to plaster somebody you're supposed to care about you want to put their ass all over the Internet for your own person personal gain that's great but I feel like I don't need to go down that road uh but that's just me beey Maro how much do you love being who's been a fan since like day one by the way I always appreciate the support how much do you love being a YouTuber I love it I started about two years ago had no idea you could make money off of it started making videos for fun with my truck and then I got a Corvette and um you know I've come a long way since then but I I wake up every day and I get to live my dream you know and it's awesome to to have made it this far and I started small you can see the progression from day one you know it didn't happen overnight but I'm very glad that it happened because I literally you know I used to watch Top Gear as a kid or like I was like 12 or 13 years old which is a kid but I was older and I watched Top Gear and I thought man if I could have a a life where I just around with my friends and did with cars wouldn't that be awesome and that is essentially what I do every day so I consider myself very lucky and I'm very thankful to have the life that I have and I appreciate everything that you guys have done for me and you know I I put my heart and soul in every video and try to make the most entertaining content I can why do you have two project cars do you really think you need two listen this is America I can do whatever the I want will woren did you spec your ZR1 yet I have not Gunners Williams how hard was it to get the new style toir on your Duramax not hard at all they bolt up the um mirror setup for Chevy trucks has been the same since I think 1988 so it's it's not difficult whatsoever I also got them on Amazon a lot of people ask here's an interesting one the alic wangard besides yourself what's your favorite YouTube channel to watch well I don't watch my own videos believe it or not um my favorite Channel there's a lot of great ones uh I love salamon's videos just the fact that he constantly brings Supercar content which a lot of people don't do um I like vehicle virgins a lot I like um Doug deo's videos are awesome I love those he gets like a million views on every one because they're so awesome so there's a the cool thing about YouTube is that doesn't matter what you like in the car world or really anything but there's a hell of a lot of content out there to watch so there's really no complaints there's a ton of channels that I do enjoy watching I used to watch way more YouTube before I started doing YouTube that's for sure how much horsepower is the dirty Max putting to the ground I don't know probably 320 40 maybe how much is your income going to be this year about 350 it's that goddamn lock Nest Monster again the last one here a lot of people asking this is the C4 going to be a giveaway you shall find out kind of gives that away doesn't it that is going to do it for this again let me know what you think of the dirty Max's new wheel setup and I hope that you enjoyed if you did give it a big thumbs up if you are stopping in for the first time please subscribe take care have a great day\n"