My all-time favorite GunTuber, Paul Harrell, was a household name among gun enthusiasts. Anyone serious about the topic was well versed on Paul's videos and reputation, a "household" name so to speak.

His presentations were fascinating as they were done in the classic teaching format, no hype, no braggadocio, no opinions, no politics. Sprinkle some dry humor in as well! He presented topics as scientifically as he was able, and made any imperfect comparisons clear.

Paul didn't hit 1M subscribers until he was nearly dead, only because we all "chipped in" after his cancer diagnosis. He never once asked us to "Like and subscribe!", because he didn't give a shit. He was there to educate.

His last video was simply titled, "I'm dead." I'm getting weepy again. Here's the sort of man he was:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gZuFcEu0E

Notice he doesn't cut the video once. He practised every presentation until he could give it without interruption. That's a level of dedication to his audience I have not seen since. Paul cared about what he was doing, and he respected us, his viewers.

Anyway, we followers weren't fake.