--- title: "Dev YouTubers Are Lying To Us | Theo Reacts" url: https://daily.dev/posts/dev-youtubers-are-lying-to-us-theo-reacts-fmxwm0oih source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej076AxkYlo type: video:youtube source: "Theo - t3․gg" published: 2024-06-16T08:29:49.000Z updated: 2024-08-23T14:47:26.277Z tags: ["php"] reading_time: 63 upvotes: 35 comments: 2 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Dev YouTubers Are Lying To Us | Theo Reacts **[Theo - t3․gg](https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg)** · 63 min read · 35 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary YouTubers are accused of lying to viewers about job opportunities and exaggerating the potential to make money in the software engineering industry. The video also criticizes YouTubers for trend-chasing and bashing PHP. It emphasizes the importance of responsibility and research when creating videos. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@joaomnarciso** · 5 upvotes > It is the trend of the times. You can see similar things in subjects like fitness, sports, music, and science. Some individuals, once they get famous, just jump onto the influencer bandwagon and focus on reaching a bigger audience to secure lucrative sponsorships, often misleading their followers in the process. > > Theo seems like a reasonable guy. There are a few more I'd recommend, such as Pavlas for Laravel content, Exponent for career advice, and René Rebe **@sendex** · 0 upvotes > It's not their fault, they're just doing their own research and filming it, might as well do our own research but still remain open to others opinions ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/dev-youtubers-are-lying-to-us-theo-reacts-fmxwm0oih)