[driverdan]

I'm not OP but I pay because I want to support content creators. It also removes ads from players that don't have blocking, such as Roku.

Of course there are other ways to support creators such as donating and buying swag. I do that too.

[joelthelion]

By paying for youtube, you're supporting Google and walled gardens more than creators, I'd argue.

[wilg]

Not financially, since creators get 55% of YouTube premium fees.

[joelthelion]

That's very short-sighted though. The money is forcing everyone (users and creators) to stay on YouTube, no matter how big of a cut they take or how much crap they throw at us as users.

[sidrag22]

almost all creators have some other way to get paid by viewers, and they'll take a good chunk more than 55%, why give google a dime. Not to mention its more direct support for the creators you actually care about, and an absurd higher amount than a subscription would ever benefit that individual.

[pseudohadamard]

Look at it the other way round, Google takes nearly half of their income, where they're putting a huge amount of time and energy into creating content while Google's contribution is hosting the data on a server. It also reinforces the YouTube hostage situation where content creators can't afford to leave the abusive relationship because they'll lose most of the income that Google isn't already taking off them.

[wilg]

If that's all of Google's contribution then creators should have no problem hosting the data themselves and keeping the difference for themselves.

[drnick1]

You are much better off donating money directly or buying merch than further inflating Google's profits.

[JoshTriplett]

> I pay because I want to support content creators

I do too; I pay them via Patreon.