[JKCalhoun]

> It's that long tail content in aggregate could be financially viable for distributors and other sellers--which seems at least somewhat true

I don't disagree with that point, rather I never cared that the long tail would be "financially viable for distributors". In fact, I suppose I prefer that it is not viable for them.

Long live the long tail!

[ghaff]

Well, if it weren't financially viable for the distributors, the long tail wouldn't really be accessible beyond mostly local audiences--as was the case before the mid 90s or so.

If long tail content isn't financially viable for YouTube, then YouTube either doesn't exist, charges for hosting, or gatekeeps.