Why youtubeurs are feeling the burn ?

Why Youtubers are feeling the burn

1. From fashionistas to popular scientists, Youtube’s top vidéo stars are crumbling under the relentless pressure of producing new content for the site

crumble=s’effondrer / relentless=implacable, impitoyable.

a) What type of pressure are Youtuber confronted with, and what effect does iy have on them ? They are confronted with relentless pressure that crushing on them.

§1&2

1. Lucy moon went to see a therapist because her life was "shitty"

Right or Wrong ? Justify. Because she had a burgeoning carrer and her subscribers was booming.

2. What was crushing ? The pressure was crushing

3. How did her therapist react ? Why ? Her therapist was shocked because she didn’t understand why she feel so low whereas her career was booming. She think it was too much of a burden with too many responsability for such a young person.

§3. spout=dire n’importe quoi / broker=négocier / tie-ins=produits dérivés

1. A Youtuber just has to say anything he/she wants in front of camera to be popular.

Right or Wrong ? Justify. Spouting whatever comes to mind is no longer the entire job description.

2. Being a Youtubeur has become a complex job?

Right or Wrong ? Justify. They must oversee growth in a higly competitive and ever-expanding market, win merchandise deals, broker brand tie-ins and often manage support staff.

§4 pace=vitesse / outstrip=surpasser / long-standing=de longue date / lack of=manque de / fleeting=fugace / ever-changing=qui ne cesse de changer / second guess=anticiper / display=afficher

1. Youtubers receive a lot of support from the site.

Right or wrong ? Justify (l.15) Their receive little support from the site

§5&6

1. Who is PewDiePie ?He’s the most sucessful Youtuber on the planet.

2. How many subscribers has he got ? He got 64 millions subscribers.

3. Why can’t he take a break ? He scared about lost followers

4. What’s a burnout talk ? A burnout talk is to share your feelings to your viewers to explain how you feel about pressure.

§7&9 to garner=engranger, récolter

1. What has changed for Youtubers if they want to remain popular ? They had to do more and more and better vidéos.

§10 to stand out=se démarquer, sortir du lot

1. What has increased ?The competition has increased

2. What do Youtubers do to stand out ? They do more extreme and daring vidéos.

§11&12 among=parmi / to bare=mettre à nu / churn=production / warts=verrues / struggle=lutter / wonder whether=se demander si / look up to sb=admirer qqn / to launch = lancer,

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