[EduardoBautista]

So Google and the video creators should, not just provide the content for free, pay hundreds of millions of dollars for the privilege of having you as a viewer?

[calmworm]

You’ve described what YouTube used to be like.

[amadeuspagel]

Yes, losing billions per year, and containing mostly pirated content and cat videos.

[lnxg33k1]

Poor google I hope they have enough to eat this Christmas:(

[gruez]

You might not have any interest in google "[having] enough to eat this Christmas", but you do have an interest in some sort of a free video platform existing.

[HipOpotamus1489]

I have to choose between an OnlyFans subscription and a YouTube subscription.

[namlem]

I sub on patreon to creators I watch a lot, or directly on YouTube for ones who have that enabled. You can become a channel member and pay directly without Premium.

Tbh I would buy Premium if it wasn't bundled with YouTube Music for an inflated price.

[Crash0v3rid3]

> I sub on patreon to creators watch a lot, or directly on YouTube for ones who have that enabled.

Content creators deserve to be paid, even if you don't watch them often.

[namlem]

They they should get sponsorships. I'm not going to subject myself to YouTube ads, nor will I ever feel any amount of guilt over it.

[tetris11]

Believe it or not, people used to put quality content online for free, for the betterment of all people (not just the paying ones), and still do their day jobs.