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I mean there are lots of jobs like that. The bottom line is that there has to be a level of trust between the rent seeking platform and the people creating cont

by moate 7y ago

I mean there are lots of jobs like that. The bottom line is that there has to be a level of trust between the rent seeking platform and the people creating content for them for the platform to keep existing as it is. Youtube is currently diversifying to that it doesn't need to rely solely on content creators, and can instead rely on a more traditional "studio" model for portions of its income. Great for Youtube, less great for creators as they are becoming less valuable over time.

davesmith1983 7y ago
Well the you in YouTube is becoming redundant yes. But a lot of people like me go there because I can't stand a lot of mainstream content. Sure there is a lot of crap on there but there are some real gems on YouTube.
wolco 7y ago
Very few visit youtube for studio content unless you are counting clips of shows uploaded by fans. Probably the same percentage that buy playboy for the articles. If youtube suddenly stopped supporting user content we would see youtube shutdown like google+. There are enough places for studios to provide content and many more streaming options coming your way shortly. Now if youtube decided to copy netflix and started pouring in billions for new self produced content yearly that might be an option.
- moate 7y ago
  So you're telling me that youtube premium isn't a diversity play on youtube's part? They're copying netflix right now, making "youtube original shows" as well. They're absolutely adding other content sources to their platform beyond "kid self publishing a vlog in their home" style material they started with all those years ago. It's not the majority of their page views yet, but when Netflix first launched people were mostly using them to rent physical DVDs, so we'll see how this plays out long term. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_distributed_by_YouTube_Premium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_dist...

by moate 7y ago

davesmith1983 7y ago

Well the you in YouTube is becoming redundant yes. But a lot of people like me go there because I can't stand a lot of mainstream content. Sure there is a lot of crap on there but there are some real gems on YouTube.

wolco 7y ago

Very few visit youtube for studio content unless you are counting clips of shows uploaded by fans. Probably the same percentage that buy playboy for the articles. If youtube suddenly stopped supporting user content we would see youtube shutdown like google+. There are enough places for studios to provide content and many more streaming options coming your way shortly. Now if youtube decided to copy netflix and started pouring in billions for new self produced content yearly that might be an option.

moate 7y ago
So you're telling me that youtube premium isn't a diversity play on youtube's part? They're copying netflix right now, making "youtube original shows" as well. They're absolutely adding other content sources to their platform beyond "kid self publishing a vlog in their home" style material they started with all those years ago. It's not the majority of their page views yet, but when Netflix first launched people were mostly using them to rent physical DVDs, so we'll see how this plays out long term. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_distributed_by_YouTube_Premium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_dist...