No One Talks About This Side of Tech YouTube… (feat. Medeski, Nikolov, Blais)

I used to romanticize the idea of being a “tech influencer.” In this episode, I talk with three creators I deeply respect: @JoshMedeski , @nikolovlazar , and @JoshuaBlais what it’s actually like behind the scenes. We dive into personal setups, struggles with content creation, balancing real life and YouTube, and the mental toll of staying “relevant” in the tech space. If you’re into Neovim, Emacs, Linux, macOS, or just want to hear honest takes on the tech creator "lifestyle" (I know, chatgpt sometimes likes to write too much nonsense), this one is for you.

Link to the video:

https://youtu.be/m2MeLxz-s_w

What's the best way to support me?

https://linkarzu.com/about/#youre-a-fraud-why-do-you-ask-for-money-isnt-youtube-ads-enough

Timeline:

00:00:00 - Highlights

00:01:54 - What is this video about?

00:03:14 - Who is Josh Medeski

00:03:57 - Who is Lazar Nikolov

00:04:41 - Who is Joshua Blais

00:05:38 - Medeski's spacemacs experience

00:06:39 - Medeski's setup

00:07:16 - Medeski switched to Aerospace

00:09:43 - Why Medeski uses Obsidian

00:11:36 - Nikolov's setup

00:13:34 - yellow dot blinking tmux

00:15:11 - Nikolov jetbrains exploration

00:15:35 - Blais setup, emacs and linux

00:18:46 - hardtime.nvim

00:19:12 - Things learned as tech influencer

00:19:30 - Medeski

00:22:43 - Nikolov

00:24:55 - Blais

00:26:08 - linkarzu

00:27:05 - Do you have social media presence?

00:31:42 - Tweet from emacs

00:32:06 - Struggles keep up with latest

00:34:26 - Pewdipie linux video

00:34:55 - Lazar struggles

00:36:20 - Blais struggles

00:37:57 - Evergreen content?

00:39:03 - Medeski experience with vision pro

00:40:44 - Linkarzu experience as new youtuber

00:45:12 - Create script for videos?

00:47:23 - How you feel on tech influencer term

00:51:29 - Bad youtube experiences?

00:51:44 - Medeski

00:53:56 - Nikolov benq monitor

00:57:08 - Blais

00:58:12 - Linkarzu reddit drama

00:59:49 - Work life balance Medeski

01:01:39 - Nikolov

01:02:57 - Blais

01:04:15 - Linkarzu

01:06:44 - Binge watch youtube?

01:09:02 - Thoughts on sharing dotfiles

01:09:20 - Medeski

01:11:38 - Nikolov

01:12:57 - Blais

01:14:06 - Linkarzu

01:16:14 - 1password CLI

01:16:50 - unixpass password store

01:17:46 - Would you take sponsorship just for money

01:22:46 - Recommend start a youtube channel?

01:28:26 - Niching down?

01:34:26 - Where to find josh medeski

01:35:48 - Where to find Lazar Nikolov

01:36:47 - Where to find Joshua Blais