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by drbacon 2158 days ago
The entitlement among the general population is a little nuts. We expect things for free, without ads, and with high reliability. In this case we also want additional features like not logging in, downloads and background playback. Side note: Is it any wonder that journalism is dying when no one wants to pay for it (or be subject to advertising)?

YouTube is asking that their users either watch ads or pay money. That's how YouTube and creators can keep the lights on. I think that's a fair model. There are other models, like Vimeo, where the uploader pays for the hosting.

It certainly seems like the future is one where we expect access to everything and pay for nothing. That worries me.

/soapbox

2 comments

So you're saying Google (YouTube) should share some of their lion's share of cheddar with content creators?
Definitely.

Creators do get the lion share of YouTube's gross revenue.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/03261...

YouTube just showed me a COVID-19 hoax ad. I forgot I paused ad blocking.

Fuck YouTube.

Ok. Color me surprised. I assumed the payout was much less. Thanks.
I doubt Google is in any danger of not making outrageously huge sums of money off youtube.