> The paying of creators definitely anti-competitive. Its actually very common practice and has been for a very long time (way before 2007). Once people get mi

> The paying of creators definitely anti-competitive. Its actually very common practice and has been for a very long time (way before 2007). Once people get mindshare, they get offers. The top you tubers, twitch streamers, etc have negotiated contracts with terms that are very different that what a standard creator has. Think of it just like Hollywood. The top talents are sough after and franchises are built around them, the rest have to audition.