I currently have 15,188 minutes of watch time. ~253 hours. I just got an email notifying me that I was terminated from the @TeamYouTube Partner Program. In order to be REEVALUATED, not reinstated, I need 240,000 watch minutes. 4,000 HOURS. Goodbye, livelihood. It's been awful. 
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It's my understanding that you need monetization in order to schedule uploads, right? If that's the case, I'm a mad boye
No, not to my knowledge. You need monetization to live though
