your do have your point. Those who are already quite successful even made videos of teaching how to get more followers, upvote and that sort of stuff. But as a newbie, just like u said, luck is part of the factor! because no matter how good ur content is, if SOME HOW, ppl just skip it ( which means, you have no luck ) you'll still won't get noticed. then, maybe u post a video of a cat slept and farted, suddenly it gone viral. So, where's the standard here? seriously, just like u said, couldn't agree more, keep playing :D