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Your supposition is misguided. When a person creates a product, they know what their monetization model is. YouTube creators included. They know their money com

by chirau 5y ago

Your supposition is misguided. When a person creates a product, they know what their monetization model is. YouTube creators included. They know their money comes from ads, via views. This suggestion of handing out money to them is misplaced. If your friend opens a shop and knows their monetization model is sales, are you implying if you want to support them you are just going to hand out cash to them? Me watching their video with the ads open up a whole lot of other revenue opportunities to them as opposed to just handing them out money. They are not a charity case.

yesenadam 5y ago
> Your supposition is misguided. Uh, which one? I can't work out what this refers to. > If your friend opens a shop and knows their monetization model is sales, are you implying if you want to support them you are just going to hand out cash to them? I don't understand how this analogy is supposed to work. In a shop, you exchange money for things. On youtube, you enjoy videos and..the creator gets paid somehow, you seem to be suggesting, by my watching ads, which is nowhere near acceptable to me[0], but since they want money, I suggested paying them money, which is a win-win, no? > Me watching their video with the ads open up a whole lot of other revenue opportunities to them Could you spell out what this means? What "other revenue opportunities"? Thanks. > They are not a charity case. I don't get the reference to charity. As if being made (against your will) to watch ads is somehow loftier than paying people who make stuff you like? but I'm sure I misunderstand your point. [0] Well, before I had an adblocker in the last few years, I never found myself on a channel that showed ads. None of my favourite channels had ads. Hmm.
dnh44 5y ago
It seems to me there are three options available when it comes to YouTube. One can allow the ads to play, block them, or pay for a subscription. I've never not blocked online advertisements.
errantmind 5y ago
YouTube creators don't have much of a choice. No other platform is currently feasible as almost everyone only uses YouTube. They also no longer have a choice whether or not ads run on their channels due to policy changes. Also, I think your supposition is invalid as you are comparing digital entertainment to physical food

by chirau 5y ago

yesenadam 5y ago

> Your supposition is misguided. Uh, which one? I can't work out what this refers to. > If your friend opens a shop and knows their monetization model is sales, are you implying if you want to support them you are just going to hand out cash to them? I don't understand how this analogy is supposed to work. In a shop, you exchange money for things. On youtube, you enjoy videos and..the creator gets paid somehow, you seem to be suggesting, by my watching ads, which is nowhere near acceptable to me[0], but since they want money, I suggested paying them money, which is a win-win, no? > Me watching their video with the ads open up a whole lot of other revenue opportunities to them Could you spell out what this means? What "other revenue opportunities"? Thanks. > They are not a charity case. I don't get the reference to charity. As if being made (against your will) to watch ads is somehow loftier than paying people who make stuff you like? but I'm sure I misunderstand your point. [0] Well, before I had an adblocker in the last few years, I never found myself on a channel that showed ads. None of my favourite channels had ads. Hmm.

dnh44 5y ago

It seems to me there are three options available when it comes to YouTube. One can allow the ads to play, block them, or pay for a subscription. I've never not blocked online advertisements.

errantmind 5y ago

YouTube creators don't have much of a choice. No other platform is currently feasible as almost everyone only uses YouTube. They also no longer have a choice whether or not ads run on their channels due to policy changes. Also, I think your supposition is invalid as you are comparing digital entertainment to physical food