Considering Reddit currently is not the most friendly place for me to visit, because people just throw mud at me there, and accuse users who defend me as being me, I thought I'd share this.

Ever wondered why Exurb1a's official Reddit account is called Exurbia, without the 1?

It's because his youtube name was first Exurbia.

When Exurb1a wasn't famous yet, he tried to self-promote through /r/videos on Reddit. /r/Videos is a subreddit where people share audiovisual content they like. Through a voting system (on Reddit in general), the best content raises to the top of the homepage of /r/videos (content which then can also appear on the homepage of reddit). Many famous youtubers got famous through Reddit. Being picked up by the Reddit community often means you get a consistent, loyal audience for every video you publish. More views, means more money also. Exurb1a wanted to get picked up by the /r/videos and reddit-in-general community, so he decided to start self-promote his content to get famous.