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This has been on the horizon for years now, and the changes will probably be mostly beneficial to the community and creators, but I can't help but feel somethin
by larkeith 8y ago
This has been on the horizon for years now, and the changes will probably be mostly beneficial to the community and creators, but I can't help but feel something essential has been lost. Youtube, to me, seems like something of a weathervane for the state of the web, and this step towards a truly commercial service represents the internet as a whole's move from community to corporate.
- wavefunction 8y agoGoogle needs money
- forrestthewoods 8y agoContent creators need money.
- mistermann 8y agoA lot of them "deserve" money for the consistently good content they produce. I wish there was a way to divvy up a monthly contribution in increments smaller than $5 though. I also wish they'd offer channel specific Reddit style forums, that would be great to build community among like minded people.
- majewsky 8y agoSome Youtube channels already have their accompanying subreddits, e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/ https://www.reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/ (By the way: That new Reddit design... URGH.)
- reificator 8y agoOther than the Teespring partnership, this is largely just aping Twitch. And I don't know if you've been in the average Twitch chat, but it doesn't scream corporate to me. I think Obi-Wan said it best: > You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy
- oblio 8y agoHeh, 4chan and Youtube comments are close competitors :)
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoHopefully they'll inspire others to follow and we'll see more paid content and less advertising on the rest of the web, too.