Yes they have, but to my eyes over time all the "professional Youtubers" are starting to look generic. Many people follow these so-called influencers (and I fuckin' hate that term) because they perceive said influencers to be down-to-earth people, as opposed to bona fide celebrities or mainstream media talking heads. The truth is that those Youtubers are selling a fake image of themselves and are shilling products to no end--just like everyone else on TV or in movies--so what's the difference?
When we are talking about most mainstream Youtubers, its almost always a persona. Some openly admit that they are different off camera too.
This is true, but I don't equate higher quality editing or video production with higher quality content. In fact, I can't stand that standard hyper-editing that makes people sound like they're not even breathing while they speak.
Depends on what it is, no doubt a production can sometimes attract more viewers. Its why movies with high production value, tend to have a better viewership. We are attracted by what is pretty. Okay, definitely when it comes to Youtube there can be over produced productions, but generally a little wow factor keeps viewers interested.
Youtubers don't have to have any ability for public speaking. They have to be able to speak in front of a camera, and there's a big difference. What they have to be most proficient at is selling themselves, and it certainly doesn't hurt if they're good-looking. And again, how is that different than the average celebrity?
You're probably correct here, although I did relate public speaking to talking to a camera, they are probably very different. Depending on the person, either could be argued to be more difficult than the other. Its definitely a skill being able to talk to basically no one at the time, but at a camera. Although, when we come back to the Bitcointalk Youtube channel, interviews will be a little bit of both, alright not quite public, but there's a number of skills needed there.
Smash that like button and hit subscribe for more content and a thumbnail with the video creator [with hands covering eyes/hands on side of face/looking confused/angry/whatever]. Over and over. I do hope the bitcointalk channel doesn't end up being molded from the same cookie-cutter pattern.
Yeah, this is definitely overused. At this point, viewers know how to use Youtube, and know how to support the creators. Thumbnails unfortunately are part of the business, you need to create something that intrigues enough for a click, and then you need to hook them within the first few seconds. The cookie cutter pattern as you put it, exists because that's whats proven to be effective. Now, I don't expect this Youtube channel to be at all cookie cutter, though. A channel about Bitcoin will definitely be more niche, and there won't be the stupid clickbait thumbnails that we've become accustomed too.