What Happened: How and Why
About this episode
Roy H. Williams explores the rapid growth of his Youtube channels and the spirit of adventure in content creation.
March 16, 2026 I am sitting in front of a computer that can deliver love letters to billions of addresses across the twenty-four time zones that encircle this watery rock we live upon. I sit and stare and look with wonder at the glittering ocean called Youtube, deeply aware that I know next-to-nothing about it. This gives me a tremendous advantage. It keeps me from doing what everyone else is doing. Naive ignorance becomes nitroglycerin when it is energized by the spirit of adventure. Handled carefully, you can move mountains with it. But if you are reckless, clumsy, or just plain unlucky, that same TNT can blow you into pieces. I looked at myself in the mirror and said, “Let’s go exploring.” Mirror-me thought it sounded like fun, so he passed through the glass to join me on my side of the mirror. Energized by the spirit of adventure, I launched @GreatWritersSeries on Youtube and Mirror-Me launched @TribalGospel. On Feb 12, 2026, GreatWritersSeries had 480 views and a few dozen subscribers. On March 12, 2026, it had accumulated 5,146,423 total views and 44,684 subscribers. TribalGospel had zero views on Feb 12 to but quickly accumulated 8,299,137 total views and 105,707…
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