PSA: One rude comment from a fellow creator made me rethink my whole channel
I was at a small creator meetup in Portland last spring, maybe 15 people in a coffee shop back room. There was this one guy with about 50k subs who kept making jabs at smaller channels like mine for using free music. He said straight to my face, "you'll never grow if you keep using those cheesy tracks from the free library." It really stuck with me because I put hours into picking songs that fit my video mood, not just grabbing whatever. He didn't offer any help or alternatives, just talked down to me in front of everyone. I walked out of there feeling pretty small, but it pushed me to learn about Creative Commons and find better quality free stuff. Has anyone else had a creator with a bigger channel treat you like you didn't belong?