Digital Social Hour
Tim Chantarangsu: 20 Years on YouTube Without Burning Out | DSH #1720
30 Dec 2025
Chapter 1: Why do Reels control everything now?
I'm picky.
Chapter 2: How important is editing your own content for success?
I like, I feel like people don't understand.
Chapter 3: What is the impact of chasing viral takes vs. staying authentic?
I feel like I have a really specific sense of humor sometimes.
Chapter 4: How has Tim managed to stay on YouTube for 20 years?
And sometimes I'm like, I just leave a little bit, a couple more seconds or like, why would you cut that joke?
Chapter 5: What is the difference between TikTok fame and having real fans?
That was like the best part.
Chapter 6: What challenges did Tim face being Asian in Hollywood?
So sometimes I just got to do it myself.
Chapter 7: How do long-distance relationships actually work?
And I got a couple of people that will hit me up and they'll edit reels and shit, but I still kind of go in there and kind of tweak them a bit.
Chapter 8: What are Tim's views on marriage and commitment?
Yeah, the reels are everything these days. That's how you found me. That's how I found you, bro. All over my algorithm, man. People with the craziest takes. I feel like I need to come in with some hot takes or something. Let's go viral, dawg.
All right, guys, we got Tim on the show today. OG in the social media game. Wow, wow, wow. What an honor, bro. Thanks for having me. You've been doing this for over a decade.
Yeah, no, I've been, uh, next year will be my 20th year on YouTube. Holy shit, two decades. Yeah, yeah. What the hell? Crazy, right? Yeah, I started my channel back in 2006. There's only like 10 of you guys left. Hey, man, we still out here. I mean, everybody either, like, retired or is hiding away or got a real job, you know? Is it close to not ever? Nah.
nah i'm out here just grinding still just working you know that's not easy man it's not it's not you know especially the internet changes everything changes audience gets older demographics change but i'm just you know just grinding yeah yeah there's waves now it seems like the the live streaming is the wave in podcasts i know yeah yeah the streamers are what's popping right now i couldn't do it could do it nah i mean not the like in real life follow me all the time like
I don't know. How long are those guys streaming for usually?
Some of them 10 hours a day. Yeah, nah, can't do it. Like Kai Sanat's doing a mafia-thon right now, like a marathon. Yeah, and it's like, how long is that going for? 24-7 for a month.
For a month? That's crazy. While he's sleeping. That's crazy, but he's just making money while he's sleeping. That's lit. Like you could spend 20 bucks to blow some bubbles. That's amazing. While he sleeps? Yeah. You ever seen that streamer where he would set it up so that people could wake him up while he's sleeping? Yeah, yeah. I need my sleep. No amount of money is fucking with us.
And I just need my peace, bro. You know what I'm saying? I feel like I spent so much time either filming or editing or with the babies, so it's like I can't be on camera like that. You still do your own editing? For, like, vlogs and, you know, reels and shit like that. Respect, dude. Thanks, man. I'm picky. Like, I feel like people don't understand.
I feel like I have a really specific sense of humor sometimes. Sometimes I'm like, ah, just leave a little bit, a couple more seconds. Or, like, why would you cut that joke? That was, like, the best part. So sometimes I just got to do it myself.
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