you should check out Corridor Crew. They're well respected in our field,
In what field? They're youtubers, none of them have held a single job in visual effects. They make react videos. They aren't in effects, their industry is youtube.
That's flat out wrong. They have produced several web series, and their videos feature a lot of visual effects. Just because their career focuses on producing web content doesn't mean they're any less talented than someone working on feature films.
I can't comment on whether they're "well respected" in the VFX industry, but you're being misleadingly hostile.
And they're pretty good at what they do.