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by marderfarker2 1862 days ago
Most YouTube creators offer side channel donations via Patreon. Prefer paying the value generator than the middle man.
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manigandham 1862 days ago
Youtube provides the hosting and audience. That has value.
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wooger 1862 days ago
Maybe they should charge the uploader then
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manigandham 1862 days ago
Why would they when ads pay for it? Why would you not pay for premium if you don't want ads since you're consuming the video?
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wooger 1862 days ago
Well, a different middleman.
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