Japanese crafting videos: what’s really going on there, business-wise? Are these smiths and quaint artisans really generating enough revenue to sustain themselves, monetised videos aside? Or are they filming their hobbies after their workday is finished? Or are they generally financially established homeowners who can afford the time and equipment to shave a single bamboo stick into hundreds of threads to make a bamboo briefcase?
Or could it be click farm productions “recreating” how something might’ve done traditionally, and editing it in a misleading way?
Like a £280 Japanese celotape dispenser, tape not included? It’s crazy, yes, but is it enough to pay for living expenses in Japan? I guess with a global market, it might well be.
Japanese crafting videos: what’s really going on there, business-wise? Are these smiths and quaint artisans really generating enough revenue to sustain themselves, monetised videos aside? Or are they filming their hobbies after their workday is finished? Or are they generally financially established homeowners who can afford the time and equipment to shave a single bamboo stick into hundreds of threads to make a bamboo briefcase?
Or could it be click farm productions “recreating” how something might’ve done traditionally, and editing it in a misleading way?