Like many YouTube creators, Faze Apex goes through periods where his productivity can waver. He might spend six months making videos regularly, and then he needs to take a break before picking it back up again. “When it comes to being active on my own channels, it’s been an up-and-down roller coaster,” he tells The Verge. “It takes a toll when you do it every day.”
But while people across many creative industries have struggled with staying motivated during the current COVID-19 pandemic, he’s managed to release new videos at a regular rate, updating his channel every two or three days with clips of him struggling through a Fortnite tournament or playing Call of Duty with a new Faze member.
It’s a tough situation for everyone, but Apex…