• stebo02@sopuli.xyz
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    8 months ago

    You mean the content they provide made by creators who only make a living through Patreon and donations?

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      8 months ago

      What absolute nonsense, over half of YouTube’s ad revenue goes to creators. The site itself is also phenomenally expensive to run.

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        8 months ago

        I don’t care what it costs to run YouTube. All I hear from the creators is “Support us on Patreon because YouTube doesn’t pay” and they sure ain’t asking us to buy YouTube premium.

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          I have literally seen 2 creators ever bring up youtube red, saying that yes subscribers do make up a more significant percentage of their revenue and did help a little bit when videos got demonetized. Every creator is saying some sort of the “I don’t want all my eggs in one basket, I can’t trust these platforms” argument.

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          8 months ago

          Support us on Patreon

          They don’t make a lot of money. Neither does YouTube.

          because YouTube doesn’t pay

          Who said that? Most I’ve heard speak on this topic argue the complete opposite.