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Your analogy is only correct if you watch content that's recommended to you, but many of us actively watch YouTubers we have subscribed to, in that case it make

Your analogy is only correct if you watch content that's recommended to you, but many of us actively watch YouTubers we have subscribed to, in that case it makes sense for the creators to get paid then. Edit - Edited the comment a bit

JohnFen 4y ago
95% of what I watch on YouTube is from YouTubers I actively subscribe to. I rarely use YouTube's recommendations (in no small part because YouTube is bad at recommendations for me). I'm very happy to support the ones I follow who are doing it for a living. For most, I consider their cut of my Premium fee to be sufficient. For some, I go beyond by giving them money through Patreon and the like, or buying their swag.
peoplefromibiza 4y ago
of course it is fair to be paid, they should be paid regardless by YouTube though, not by me watching the ADS. If I block the ads, YouTube should pay them nonetheless. Because I chose to block the ADS, not the content creator. But it's not my responsibility to watch the ADS or the sponsored content. The content has been uploaded as "public & free" and I watch it for free.
- maximus-decimus 4y ago
  Where is Youtube supposed to get the money to pay them if you don't watch the ads or buy premium, which is how they make money?
  - peoplefromibiza 4y ago
    by selling ADS. TV commercials are paid regardless of how many people are watching them, you pay for the potential audience, not for the actual number of viewers (which is always presumed). Putting pressure on the viewers (us) to undergo the torture of constantly being nagged by glovo and audible ads every 15 seconds, it's frankly the best way to not get any more viewer and scare the old ones away, for the content creators. You want to advertise on YT? You pay for it and hope people will watch your ads, if they skip them, they are probably sh*t and you need to make better ads, not force people to lower their standards.
    - maximus-decimus 4y ago
      I'm confused here, what do you propose? Showing ads but allow to skip them? if you think they're bad?

JohnFen 4y ago

95% of what I watch on YouTube is from YouTubers I actively subscribe to. I rarely use YouTube's recommendations (in no small part because YouTube is bad at recommendations for me). I'm very happy to support the ones I follow who are doing it for a living. For most, I consider their cut of my Premium fee to be sufficient. For some, I go beyond by giving them money through Patreon and the like, or buying their swag.

peoplefromibiza 4y ago

of course it is fair to be paid, they should be paid regardless by YouTube though, not by me watching the ADS. If I block the ads, YouTube should pay them nonetheless. Because I chose to block the ADS, not the content creator. But it's not my responsibility to watch the ADS or the sponsored content. The content has been uploaded as "public & free" and I watch it for free.

maximus-decimus 4y ago
Where is Youtube supposed to get the money to pay them if you don't watch the ads or buy premium, which is how they make money?
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago
  by selling ADS. TV commercials are paid regardless of how many people are watching them, you pay for the potential audience, not for the actual number of viewers (which is always presumed). Putting pressure on the viewers (us) to undergo the torture of constantly being nagged by glovo and audible ads every 15 seconds, it's frankly the best way to not get any more viewer and scare the old ones away, for the content creators. You want to advertise on YT? You pay for it and hope people will watch your ads, if they skip them, they are probably sh*t and you need to make better ads, not force people to lower their standards.
  - maximus-decimus 4y ago
    I'm confused here, what do you propose? Showing ads but allow to skip them? if you think they're bad?