6 Y/O AD wants to be perfect; not receptive to feedback

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My son wants to be a youtube star and really believes it but has zero interest in the work it takes to make it happen. I've even let him try out a couple of videos and he admits it's hard but he still says he can do it. I try to be supportive but he really hates the work and if you tell him he has to put in a lot of effort he gets upset. Poor kiddo wants it so bad.

One might question whether this is a problem that needs to be fixed.

You may be lucky enough to live in a community where striving for perfection may actually be a highly desired attribute.
Bar Harbor, ME, and Newport, RI come to mind. Someone who does stuff to perfection may be able to find a rich patron in these communities.

But, it would really suck to work for Walmart at their head office in Arkansas. I don't think anyone there is looking for perfection. Nor do you have much alternative work. From what I've heard the only thing you could do is move.