This is definitely the case for entertaining youtubers, that's not me though ..

I went two years long without subs, but I loved it, still love it, cause I do what I love.

And here is the catch, mixing passion with money is the worst trap people fall into, passion does not pay most times, and I was aware of that fact, that's why until today my main stream of Income isn't YouTube.

Now it's not hard as it used to be honestly, I mean Am the one who got it moving from 0 subs to 800k after all, if money is what motivate me now, you should wonder what motivated me then when I was at 0 sub? How I dragged myself without the money back then

So its not the money what moves me in general, you have to find a personal reason to such a thing done, cause you will wait years for the money to come, and those people actually give up quit often because they expect it to pay but it takes much longer till getting there.

Envy and jealousy both start existing in your mind when you compare yourseld to others.

So minding our own business and getting busy with is a great solution.

And just like any bad habit, it takes time to get out of your system, this thinking pattern is the same So whever you catch your thoughts in that direction, get busy shift your attentions to your personal obligations and goals. And you will start seeing improvement in a matter of days.