Yes, this is the way I view it to. I started a YouTube channel recently, my first video got almost 200 views, over 10 likes and some subscriptions. Sounds like very little until I remember most of my live shows when I was a touring musician had like 20 people there and none of them asked "Hey can I get on a mailing list to know when you release new stuff?"

Also uploaded to tiktok and one video got like 1500 views. Imagine what that looks like in the real world, that's like a concert!