is July 23rd, which might not seem like much compared to other people who have been grinding ever since YouTube was invented,

but it's longer than I thought I'd be doing it for, so it's an accomplishment for me! When I first started

I didn't know a thing about animating, people

ask me all the time about animation classes and special courses they should take, but, I mean

I didn't do any of that! You want to know how I learned how to animate? I searched on YouTube "How to animate."

That's it. You'd be surprised at what you can learn from YouTube, and how unprofessional

I am... If you think I'm some sort if animation expert...

Stop that. I still have no clue about anything. I could be doing everything wrong...

I probably am. I always thought: 'Man, doing YouTube would be so fun, but nah, it'd never work.

I'm just me, there's nothing special about me.'

I never really had the thought that it could even be a possibility, you know, but here

we are, three years later with 2 million subscribers, a great community, and pretty much surpassing all my

expectations, which were pretty low to begin with, so that part's not as impressive

But, it's so crazy, YouTube even sent out a little yearbook, to all the channels with over 1 million subscribers,

Which I didn't even know what the thing, so it came in display package here, here, open it up, like that,

you open it up like... hold on. *Slams camera on floor*

Like that. I didn't even know YouTube does this thing I've never seen any of the channels, kind of talk about this

Front has like a bunch of all the names that are in there. Op! There, I am right next to your boy! *Laughter and Clip of music*

Open it, it says; "Hey, Jaiden Animations

you started your" *cuts off to different point* okay? So that's when I made the channel, and I didn't post anything until July,

so that's what I just like, "Since then, your channel's hit some

serious heights. Keep reading and relive some of your biggest and most amazing moments" you open it and whoa!

It's like this huge timeline! "Who could forget your first video? JaidenAnimations Intro!

Oh, I wish I could forget it, "Up till now, you've uploaded 47 videos. That's and average of one videos a month!" *Laughter*

It's 2016 as well, so it's not like up to date on things during that time,

I was in college,

so I only

posted like 3 videos in the span of the entire college year. It sounds worse than it actually is, I post more now

2 videos a month... And then it says like "this is the class of 2016"

A million you, you can read that if you want, I'm not, well

I already did, and then I go through like all the channels that hit 1 million this year, or like in 2016

Op! There I am!

This is dope! and I also

tweeted about this, I do have the two plaques that YouTube sends at a hundred thousand and of course, the

million... yeah, I haven't shown in a video, but look at all of that. That's insane! Yee!

Putting yourself out there in front of so many people is a bit

intimidating, and a lot of people can get stuck at that part, YouTube is unique...

And I can't really think of many other careers that are like this,

you're flat-out exposed to the huge spectrum of different types of people all at once, and they all have the freedom to say anything

they want to you, while hiding behind a computer screen with almost no repercussions- like wimps!

I think YouTube as a real life cubicle job would be

ridiculously hilarious. You're at your cubicle minding your own business,

doing work on your little computer and some random co-worker person peers over your wall and goes:

"Hey! You

suck and I hate you!"

and walks away

"and

you're gay!" I'm self-conscious and have low self-esteem

but even I've been able to get desensitized to meaningless hate comments and ignorance. On the surface, a lot of people probably think: "Wow, that

must be hard, constantly dealing with entourage of stupidity and ignorance" but in a way,

I really respect how YouTube is helping me grow tougher skin. It can be harsh, but you can learn to take it.

I can tell the difference between a meaningless

"You're stupid!" and a genuinely helpful critique that I can use to improve my content,

another thing is that when I first started YouTube, I had no idea that people could start seeing me as more than just a

average person.

Okay, wait!

That might have sounded super pretentious! What I'm trying to say is, i don't see myself as

famous, or anything other that just me. I grew up as an average kid, in an average school, doing average things,

literally nothing special or stand out, and the fact that a lot of people watch videos

I make on the internet, doesn't change the fact I'm still that average person. Don't put me on a pedestal,

I just talk about the way I see things and my opinions!

It doesn't make them more valuable than yours or anyone else, and if you disagree, you can... GET OUT!

Just kidding... I've gotten comments and messages from people actually saying: "I'm a God that can do no wrong" and that...

yeah, don't do that!

It's not healthy for

anyone to view someone as more that just a human. All I do is draw dumb cartoons on the internet in my pajamas, and people

watch them. Yes,

95% of my video are created in pajamas. You think I'm joking, but I spend like two to three weeks in the same clothes...

One more point about being considered a big channel now, is how meeting new people and friend on the internet is actually more difficult...

You think it's a complete opposite right? Like "Hey Jaiden,

you've got like at least 2 million people who most likely be willing to be closer friend with you,

why would you even have the balls to complain about this kind of thing" right?

But this ties in with the people start seeing me as more that just an average person,

'thing', it's getting harder and harder to be able to meet someone new without them seeing my sub count and either

seeing value in becoming my friend for personal benefit or

being intimidated... because I'm so intimating... It's strange how it can go out in completely different directions like that,

Isn't it? I miss being able to just talk to someone new and not get sad to hear that they brag to other people about

being my friend... because that's not friendship in my opinion at least. I say friendship is a mutual balance to respect for each other,

one person shouldn't see the other person in a higher light or something, you know? Because then, I wonder if you're friend because of

me, or because you like the idea of being my friend.

There's actually been a situation where I found out someone was all gloating, like "Oh, hey guuysss,

yeah Jaiden

and I are

besties we're Oh my God, such good friends" to a bunch of people and an actual friend of mine asked me if that was true,

and I was like,

"I've

never even had a full conversation with that person!" I didn't even know their name. Sorry person. I'm sure you're cool and nice...

I still don't know your name, You probably don't know this, but when I meet new people

I definitely hide the fact I do YouTube for a living, mainly because

how the frick do you even explain "I post videos on the internet as a job!" to someone without them getting either confused, or

very concerned? Yea, I put going to college and getting a degree on hold, so I can make YouTube videos. Also,

I still can't stand when people watch my videos in front of me, you think I get desensitized by it after 3 years,

but nope! Whenever someone puts in one of my videos in front of me,

I still want to slam my head on the counter and frisbee the computer away...

Frisbee the computer away, and then slam my head on the counter. So when people ask my what I do, I just go: "I do...

*Long Pause*

animation..."

"Oh, cool." and also

It's kind of weird to just meet someone, and find out right away that millions of people

watch their dumb internet videos. That's something I prefer they find out AFTER they get to know me a bit...

So, they judge me less...

but even with all the weird difficulties YouTube comes with between trying to explain to your

grandparents that you aren't becoming a failure by dropping college for a bit to post internet videos and dealing with

stupid people leaving stupid comments and generally being stupid. I really really am grateful to be able to be in the spot I'm in.

"Boo! Too cliche!"

Yeah, I agree,

you're probably super

desensitized from YouTubers always talking about being grateful to be where they are, so I'm going to say

I'm totally NOT thankful and lucky to be in the spot

I'm in and I'm not always going to be in debt to you for watching my videos and

helping my impossible dream come true that I totally thought I could reach in a million years because I'm so full of self confidence

It's not like all of this has changed my life forever, and I'm doing what I love with amazing friends

I definitely would have met otherwise, and I can make people happier. Which is all I ever want to do.

Yeah, I'm not grateful at all. Ptchh, you think I'm grateful? You're grateful. I'm not grateful!

Get outta here! *sarcastically*

*end card* Yeah, well anyway congrats on three years everyone. We should all do something like

uhh... I don't know. I can say I can post a video, but I just posted this video...

So I wouldn't have enough time to make one that's not...

crap...

Sorry, we should all,

what if we did like a toast like at a certain time, we all pour a drink of whatever;

could be water, could be juice, could be hard liquor,

I don't care, and then we all have a massive long-distance toast to our anniversary. That'd be cool...

I should think of a time, okay, so on July 23 at 12:00 p.m.

mountain time we all pour out together, mountain time is just my timezone,

so you have to translate what that is for you, when I set up the 1 million live stream,

I said I was going to do it at whatever time it was in mountain time and people didn't know how to convert it to

their time-zone...

Just Google it...

Anyway, I like that idea, July 23rd, 12 p.m. mountain time. We all do a toast to me posting my first YouTube video

which was very bad, don't watch it. Tweet me a picture of you doing the toast, okay, thanks, love you, bye!