The ambient niche on YouTube is very crowded, but most of those creators really seem to be disconnected from the ambient idea.
What i see is mostly nerd talk about equipment and “magical tricks”, also there are rules and restrictions everywhere. None of that should play a big role when you create ambient music.
And the inspiration? Well, it’s mostly about Utopia. Or, like i say in my video: “Rainbow-colored unicorns in space that throw golden stardust and dreamstones at me.”