Would Youtube make financial sense without a "free" tier that includes ads? Would people use it? Would creators on Youtube even be found? The few people donati

Would Youtube make financial sense without a "free" tier that includes ads? Would people use it? Would creators on Youtube even be found? The few people donating money will never donate enough to sustain the platform that also serves non-donating users. And those same people that donate will never even find any platform that hasn't already become popular thanks to the free ad-supported tier. There's no way out. The griftnet is here to stay