Nick Green has a problem staying unplugged.
“I’m pretty bad at it,” the 23-year old content creator admits, “It’s really just me putting too much into work; it’s this balance that I haven’t been able to totally figure out since starting this job, especially in the side of YouTube that I’m in right now, it’s very community-centered.”
Green, who has been uploading content to the site since April 2021, has been steadily gaining a following of 627,000 subscribers as nickisnotgreen (which doesn’t include his other channels, greenisnotnick, nickisnotgaming, or hesaidus) and follows a similar trend in terms of video creation; he’s tackled everything from controversial figures like Andrew Tate to more light-hearted topics like interviewing “water influencers.” Green mixes in more personal content, too, introducing his viewers to his beloved cat and even describing his own mental health struggles. He’s like some Gen Z version of Jon Stewart — quick witted snark and all.
His channel falls under the commentary genre, a niche YouTube subculture that up until recently was typically composed of young-ish white dudes covering a range of topics, from cracking jokes about low-budget movies to biting social commentary. Collaborations with other creators happen on the regular — and it’s not unusual for these YouTubers to become real-life friends. The line between life online and offline can be increasingly blurred for content creators like Green. “That part is tough to navigate because it’s frustrating to find space away from talking about work with people versus getting to live in the real world, and experience things,” he explains. “When I lock myself inside for months and just try to work as much as I can, I become uninspired, so it’s just a cycle of constantly trying to figure it out.”
There’s a youthful excitement to the way Green talks…
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