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> Now it's permeated everything to the extent that almost every click is paid for. Content creators deserve to be compensated somehow and relying on users to v
by kevindong 6y ago
> Now it's permeated everything to the extent that almost every click is paid for.
Content creators deserve to be compensated somehow and relying on users to voluntarily contribute a la Patreon is unrealistic given that most pieces of contents are rarely used by most users.
I don't value seeing most content at more than penny per view in general and fixed transactional costs make it impractical to send that to each creator.
- wcarron 6y ago> I don't value seeing most content at more than penny per view in general and fixed transactional costs make it impractical to send that to each creator. I find this interesting. What about books? A quick search yields average paperback novels are 300-400 pages long and between $14-18. That's between 2.1-2.9c/page, roughly. Many articles from quality content creators are > 1 page long. So applying the book pricing, between 5-25c per worthwhile article, give or take. Seems like a penny is pretty heavily undervaluing the product you're getting, then. As for the impractability of actually distributing those monies to each creator, well, no argument there.
- Rumudiez 6y agoWait, so if I go and make a YT channel I suddenly _deserve_ to be paid for it? When did that become a thing? Perhaps those earning mere pennies per view don't make enough to support themselves. In that sense, it feels similar to any of the gig companies that pay below minimum wage -- it's not good for anyone, but at the same time no one is forcing you to work with them. If making content doesn't pay the bills, maybe you should leave it to the luckier/more apt creators.