# How Perfection Became Pointless: YouTube Video Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thethirdpew/videos/rUO6MZYekMI/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

## Key stats

- Channel: [Nathan Zed](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thethirdpew/)
- Published: 2025-04-21
- Format: Long-form, 12:18
- Total views: 223,896
- Views per hour: 2
- Likes: 25,688
- Comments: 1,006
- Engagement rate: 11.9%
- [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUO6MZYekMI)

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