I remember a time when watching a vlog actually felt different.
People like Mumbiker Nikhil weren't just making videos because "content creation" was a career everyone wanted.
They were documenting their lives, travelling, telling stories and building something they genuinely enjoyed.
Money and fame were there, of course.
But they felt like the result of creating something people wanted to watch.
Today, everyone wants to become a content creator.
Everyone wants followers.
Everyone wants views.
Everyone wants brand deals.
Everyone wants to go viral.
And somewhere along the way, creating content became more about getting attention than creating something worth paying attention to.
We now see people posting whatever gets clicks.
Vulgarity.
Abuse.
Cheap controversies.
Shock value.
Private moments turned into entertainment.
Anything that can generate another million views.
And the algorithm rewards it.
But is that really what being a creator means?
I don't think so.
A creator should create something because they have something to say, something to share, something to teach, something to make people feel, or simply something they genuinely enjoy doing.
The views should be a consequence.
Not the purpose.
There's nothing wrong with wanting money from your content.
There's nothing wrong with wanting fame either.
But when money and fame become the only reason you create, you eventually stop asking:
"What am I creating?"
And start asking:
"What will get views?"
That's a very different mindset.
The internet has given everyone a camera, an audience, and the ability to publish.
That's an incredible thing.
But with that opportunity comes a responsibility.
Because millions of people, especially younger ones, are watching what we choose to put out into the world.
Maybe we don't need more people trying to become influencers.
Maybe we need more people trying to become creators.
People who create because they have something meaningful to contribute.
People who can entertain without degrading themselves.
People who can grow an audience without losing their values.
People who don't just chase the algorithm.
They create something the algorithm eventually has to notice.
Because attention is easy to chase.
But creating something worth remembering is much harder.
And I think that's what being a creator was supposed to be about in the first place.