Well... RIP partner status. 40k hours watched in the last 12 months(about 200k mins a month) and 1000 subs are required for it now. https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/2018/01/additional-changes-to-youtube-partner.html …
I am upset to all hell but I understand the change. It'll kill quick impersonations and spammers for sure so we won't have as many of those Patreon scammers. A little nudge here and there would go an extra mile for small creators though @YouTube @SusanWojcicki @TeamYouTube