[sleepymoose]

> Are we ok with working for free?

No, which is why I decided to pursue a career where I'm paid based on a salary, protected by employee rights (even if limited in the US), and not beholden to a single corporation's platofrm to perform my job.

Most of the youtubers I watch aren't making a living off of it, and the few that do are able to do so because they've monetized outside of the YouTube platform.

Nothing you say will make me feel a single twinge of guilt over using ad blockers.

[d_tr]

Do you support the YouTubers you watch through the alternative channels then?

[leereeves]

Most YouTubers have sponsors who they mention in the video. If there must be advertising, I prefer that kind, because the creator gets 100% of the revenue.

[JohnFen]

I do, for the ones I watch regularly. Sadly, I do this through Patreon, which appears to be dying.