In this video, I wanted to take a couple minutes and talk about the state of DB Tech and what I’m planning going into 2026. To keep things transparent (and to stop myself from going on a massive tangent), I scripted this one. The big elephant in the room is the flood of AI slop content on YouTube—uploaded at a pace that a one-man channel just can’t compete with. And honestly, it feels like YouTube isn’t interested in stopping it, because “content is content” as long as it keeps people watching ads. So my plan is simple, even if it’s risky: I’m going to stay authentic. I’m going to focus on content that actually interests me and that I’d genuinely deploy in my own homelab, instead of forcing a weekly upload just to protect views and revenue. That may mean fewer videos sometimes, and yeah, YouTube might penalize that—but I’d rather make stuff that resonates with the homelab community than pump out filler. To help you actually find my uploads and livestreams (and not rely on the algorithm), I’m pushing socials harder, doing Saturday livestreams when I can, and I’m pointing folks to Patreon as the best way to support the channel and smooth out income dips.