It's anything but. Video is more engaging than text. Video hosting is expensive. No one's making tens of thousands a month from their blog (or by convincing people to buy merch based on their blog).
Wordpress is more than blogs. You can run a whole ass site off of the Wordpress platform. You don't even need to have a blog.
But the point is still, Wordpress charges people. YouTube and Twitch do not.
They have a weird broadcast television model going. But broadcast television curates their content and charges advertisers decent rates not dependent on "engagement".
I'm not saying video hosting isn't expensive. I'm saying that YouTube and Twitch should be charging for it. If that makes it infeasible for some people to stream. I'm ok with that outcome.
But the point is still, Wordpress charges people. YouTube and Twitch do not.
They have a weird broadcast television model going. But broadcast television curates their content and charges advertisers decent rates not dependent on "engagement".
I'm not saying video hosting isn't expensive. I'm saying that YouTube and Twitch should be charging for it. If that makes it infeasible for some people to stream. I'm ok with that outcome.