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I like YouTube Premium. It's worth it. For a bunch of tech people... Wouldn't we see more people wanting to pay for software, a service and intellectual propert

I like YouTube Premium. It's worth it. For a bunch of tech people... Wouldn't we see more people wanting to pay for software, a service and intellectual property?

lacrimacida 3y ago
How much from youtube premium goes to creators?
- rand0mx1 3y ago
  Why do you care? You are using Google's platform, just pay them.
- MBCook 3y ago
  More than the $0 ad blocking gives them? There are anecdotes from creators in this thread explaining they get a lot more from premium than from ads. I hate ads. I like supporting creators. And I like paying for services I use. YouTube premium is absolutely worth it. The number of people I know with very good salaries who refuse to pay a small amount a month for something they use constantly (this or other examples) never ceases to amaze me.
  - lacrimacida 3y ago
    How much is it going to creators though? If the number is reasonable I’ll sign up for youtube premium now. I doubt it though. And ads for creators don’t do much, especially small channels I follow on youtube. At this point I prefer to support the creators directly through patreon or other ways than google, who doesn’t care about either users, content makers nor anybody else except their own bottom line.
    - t-writescode 3y ago
      According to this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU , there is a 55% revenue share with creators. So, about half of that money goes to maintaining and improving YouTube and the rest goes to the content creators themselves.
      - lacrimacida 3y ago
        That sounds promising. So let’s say I only watch 2 creators judiciously. Will the share of my monthly membership distribute equally to them after the maintenance cut? Let’s say maintenance and google’s cut is 50%. Will the rest of 50 split evenly between the two creators? I genuinely want to understand that. Somehow I doubt google would keep their part of the deal and not put their hand into the honey. If they did keep their word they’re basically a utility and I would not mind paying for it, I would even encourage more to do it.
- t-writescode 3y ago
  According to LTT, it's a *very* good option for them.
ajdude 3y ago
I'd consider YouTube premium if they implement something similar to sponsor block and actually block in-video advertising by the content creators. Google isn't giving me an add-free experience if every creator is telling me to buy NordVPN or join nebula.
tommiegannert 3y ago
In general, yes. The problem to me is that I really view YouTube as an addictive distraction, rather than value. I pay the TV license because it's the law, even though I never use it. I'm actually slightly looking forward to not being able to/wanting to use YT, so I can spend that time being creative instead. I think society as a whole will loose out more than its individuals on having this extremely broad (dis)information sharing nixed.
ctw 3y ago
Yeah, at first I was comparing it with Netflix where you’re paying for content and it seemed like an awful deal because you already get the content without paying. The thing that made me decide it was worth it is when I compared it to Spotify instead. A service I use multiple times daily where I can get the content for free anyway, but paying to get rid of the ads just removes all of the friction from the experience.
mistercheph 3y ago
Yes, from an authentic service provider, YouTube Premium is just a donation to Google, who will continue to monetize you in the same way that they have for the last decade, while thanking you greatly for a few extra bones they can throw into the coal-engine of Bard.

I like YouTube Premium. It's worth it. For a bunch of tech people... Wouldn't we see more people wanting to pay for software, a service and intellectual property?

lacrimacida 3y ago

How much from youtube premium goes to creators?

rand0mx1 3y ago
Why do you care? You are using Google's platform, just pay them.
MBCook 3y ago
More than the $0 ad blocking gives them? There are anecdotes from creators in this thread explaining they get a lot more from premium than from ads. I hate ads. I like supporting creators. And I like paying for services I use. YouTube premium is absolutely worth it. The number of people I know with very good salaries who refuse to pay a small amount a month for something they use constantly (this or other examples) never ceases to amaze me.
- lacrimacida 3y ago
  How much is it going to creators though? If the number is reasonable I’ll sign up for youtube premium now. I doubt it though. And ads for creators don’t do much, especially small channels I follow on youtube. At this point I prefer to support the creators directly through patreon or other ways than google, who doesn’t care about either users, content makers nor anybody else except their own bottom line.
  - t-writescode 3y ago
    According to this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BC3uI18oLU , there is a 55% revenue share with creators. So, about half of that money goes to maintaining and improving YouTube and the rest goes to the content creators themselves.
    - lacrimacida 3y ago
      That sounds promising. So let’s say I only watch 2 creators judiciously. Will the share of my monthly membership distribute equally to them after the maintenance cut? Let’s say maintenance and google’s cut is 50%. Will the rest of 50 split evenly between the two creators? I genuinely want to understand that. Somehow I doubt google would keep their part of the deal and not put their hand into the honey. If they did keep their word they’re basically a utility and I would not mind paying for it, I would even encourage more to do it.
t-writescode 3y ago
According to LTT, it's a *very* good option for them.

ajdude 3y ago

I'd consider YouTube premium if they implement something similar to sponsor block and actually block in-video advertising by the content creators. Google isn't giving me an add-free experience if every creator is telling me to buy NordVPN or join nebula.

tommiegannert 3y ago

In general, yes. The problem to me is that I really view YouTube as an addictive distraction, rather than value. I pay the TV license because it's the law, even though I never use it. I'm actually slightly looking forward to not being able to/wanting to use YT, so I can spend that time being creative instead. I think society as a whole will loose out more than its individuals on having this extremely broad (dis)information sharing nixed.

ctw 3y ago

Yeah, at first I was comparing it with Netflix where you’re paying for content and it seemed like an awful deal because you already get the content without paying. The thing that made me decide it was worth it is when I compared it to Spotify instead. A service I use multiple times daily where I can get the content for free anyway, but paying to get rid of the ads just removes all of the friction from the experience.

mistercheph 3y ago

Yes, from an authentic service provider, YouTube Premium is just a donation to Google, who will continue to monetize you in the same way that they have for the last decade, while thanking you greatly for a few extra bones they can throw into the coal-engine of Bard.