aliceromy said: it's good practice to reply to negative feedback now (even if it hurts) because the bigger you get the worse it's going to get. if you accept those kind of comments instead of ignoring them they will hurt less over time and you'll begin to appreciate the feedback and it wont bother you ... also it can often turn the negative commentor into a 'fan' if they feel listened to.



people who leave hateful comments can just get a 'thanks for your comment, any kind of engagement really helps my channel' lol Click to expand...

It depends on the content. There are far too many trolls on YouTube (and elsewhere) who probably didn't even watch the video, they just spew hate-filled nonsense to feel better about themselves. I get tons of that because I tend to make controversial videos and engaging with these people is a total waste of time because they really don't care what you have to say, they just want to make you mad. For all but the most extreme and obvious trolls, I give them the benefit of the doubt and engage, but I don't think there's been a single time that it has ever worked out and they get muted because they don't want to add anything worthwhile to the conversation.