Just before the story:
Between 13-15 years I was mentally at the end, skipped school, shy, not self-confident etc. The reason is:
Wrong friends, wrong surroundings, bullying, a lot of stress and pressure at home and when my parents separated.
Now I'm 17 years old, mentally I'm fine again, set goals, etc.
Now I was no longer in school for 1 year because I fell mentally into a hole, but what I can say (I've changed a lot!)
I learned from it that I don't have to take everything to heart, and that there will always be people who put stones in your way, but shouldn't ruin themselves psychologically from something like that.
My current goals (which I approach step by step!)
increase, maybe graduate? Get in contact with young people again, become more self-confident, get out more, and get really healthy again.
Now the following question: I have a colleague from the Internet (have known us for a few months) and he said to me 'let me go through with it' only I don't know if it has a future. He said he will have his own apartment soon, then I could come over for a week.
Go to the gym, do something, see what you think of the city, etc. Then I asked, 'what do you mean by pulling through?' He said we're doing yt videos, trying to get prize money in Fortnite because we're both really crazy, one earns 8000euro, we can do it as well, we both have more knowledge and many skills. And that we both start together! We're both still young, you can graduate here with me or you won't run away in 1-2 years.
Now of course I asked him what is who we can't achieve with yt? He does YouTube for 4 months and now earns 400-600 euro every month, his dad pays for his apartment.
Now I ask myself 'does that have a future?' of course, i would like to do youtube, incidentally a business where i repair pcs, laptops, etc etc.
and studying etc is not a goal for me, it is important to me to do something that I enjoy
I'll make a negative / positive list
Negative:
Winning prize money with Fortnite is not easy
Youtube can run, but nothing is guaranteed!
will it have a future? What if you don't understand each other?
Positive:
Sure with yt, pcs etc repairing (commercial), part-time job, going to the gym on the side would be pretty cool in itself.
one would try to achieve something together
would come out more, to the gym etc.
and would be a bit away from my environment, and somewhere else. Where I don't really know anyone, and it's a little easier for me because I've also seen a lot of unpleasant things in the city here.
What is your opinion? Ps he is 18 years old.
Does that have a future? Would the way be smart and stupid?
I think you should try everything in life that is possible. Maybe if you are lucky it could go well and if not you can still graduate. But in your place, if you don't go to school, I would go to work to bridge the time and by that I don't mean a mini job but a full-time job!
Well, first of all I wouldn't go straight to a guy for a week that I don't really know.
The plan with Fortnite and YouTube will probably not work. YouTube can be tried, abrr how exactly do you plan to make money in the game yourself?
You could first meet normally and go to fitness, chill out a bit, maybe do something with his friends.
But I would still put the degree first.
I'll put it this way. Do you have a plan B if that doesn't work out with your colleague and you may have to move out there (could be a broken friendship, his dad stops paying, whatever)? Can you then move back to your parents or keep your own apartment?
If so, then I would say nothing stands in the way of moving in with a buddy. BUT (yes, I have to be the philistine here):
Pro gaming is not a reliable or drawn-out career. At the beginning of mid-30 you are out of there, if you can even get in. 8000 euro sounds like a lot now, but what then? That won't keep you afloat for long, especially when divided by 2.
What you need more than anything is a solid foundation. Get your degree and under no circumstances let yourself be gossiped about. If the guy wants you to give up your education for his "get rich quick" scheme, it should be clear where his priorities are, and not yours.
Go there if you like, do YT in your free time, and registering for a tournament doesn't hurt. But by no means neglect your education for a plan that is both uncertain and, if successful, only temporarily profitable.
The question is how serious and sustainable is the guy and how stable are you.
In order to earn money with YT over the long term, you need really good topics, good concepts, and things in which you are fit. Gradually good equipment and you have at least the first * years an 18 hour job. There's not much time left for anything else.
I think your friend takes that a little naive.
If it's done well and your friend is reliable and also a businessman. Does that have a legitimate chance
There are tournaments in the game.
Thank you, yes there's something to it.
Nah, he earns 8k a month, so it's not him but the one. But you have to do that first.
Above all, if you want to get started, you shouldn't make yourself emotionally / financially / housing dependent on someone else. This can also backfire when there's a dispute.
Right.
