[Milner08]

What are you talking about? The video is free on YouTube. Patreon is just another way of supporting the channel beyond the usual ad-sense, sponsors, etc.

No one is expecting them to make a fortune over night, but it at least shows there is space for new people. This video was actually push into my feed by youtube which is rare for new creators. So they clearly are doing pretty well in the grand scheme of things.

[utopiah]

What do you mean with "What are you talking about?" while my comment literally post to the Patreon account and I copy/pasted their message.

The comment of the video also says "Thanks for the support!" whereas I (maybe you are a subscriber to their Patreon but I know I'm not) have not contributed anything.

Does this look normal to have locked videos behind a paywall then have it public and free elsewhere?

PS: I obviously didn't expect them to make this amount (even though it would be nice) only trying to highlight that there is a mismatch and thus trying to understand what the problem is, namely is that video actually meant to be public.

[plopz]

> Does this look normal to have locked videos behind a paywall then have it public and free elsewhere?

Yes, this is very normal on youtube with both patreon and nebula.

[utopiah]

Well that's the first time I encounter this. I have been using Patreon for years and typically a creator who locks content even often mention "Please do not share outside". It's also often hosted on YouTube but usually unlisted.

Can you please give me an example of locked content that is openly shared outside? I guess I don't understand the monetization in that situation so I'd appreciate if you could help me get what they are doing here.

[_whiteCaps_]

The pattern I often see is a Patreon release a week before the public release.