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Totally agree this is the real problem. Where do creators go if not YouTube!? Ideally they could self host videos which could be expensive AND not bring any re

Totally agree this is the real problem. Where do creators go if not YouTube!? Ideally they could self host videos which could be expensive AND not bring any revenue, neither do they are they discoverable - this is where the internet is broken these days. And maybe this is where micro transactions would have a proper use case, i.e. if you had a browser extension where you add $5 and then you can dish out 1ct or 10ct for some content...

j16sdiz 3y ago
Nebula was created by a few creator, trying to solve this problem. I have no idea how well it worked out - I am still contented with the ad-filled YouTube
- HeeroML 3y ago
  No it actually wasn’t. Nebula isn’t sustainable. It’s co financed by curiositystream.
  - collaborative 3y ago
    Do you know if Rumble is sustainable? Just curious
    - notthemessiah 3y ago
      No way in hell, it's currently just a vanity project financed by untrustworthy billionaires (the main financier is literally a snitch for the FBI https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-charles-johnson-johnathan-buma-chs-genius-2023-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-ch...).
      - valdiorn 3y ago
        haha, you think the fact that Peter Thiel talks to the FBI is the worst thing about Peter Thiel? :)
      - collaborative 3y ago
        Thx.. Almost didn't want to know. One step closer to wearing a tin hat now Ps. Now I am curious why you are getting downvoted. Are people here in favor of this type of thing? I wouldn't be surprised either at this point
Freak_NL 3y ago
I'm still in favour of a fixed subscription one pays for a service like YouTube in the range of €5/month, with 95% of the proceeds going to creators. If you do nothing, the money will be doled out equally based on some set of fair (and frequently scrutinized) parameters. If the subscriber wants to, they can allocate a portion of this fee to specific creators, and also remove it from creators the you do not want to support (this might help with clickbait and empty fluff created to work well with specific searches). It won't happen of course. I recently had ads show up before videos on YouTube (audio only, so uBlock Origin was blocking part of it), and the only thing I felt was disgust and a mental note never to buy insurance from InShared (a Dutch insurance company) simply for repeating the same stupid jingle for each video.

j16sdiz 3y ago

Nebula was created by a few creator, trying to solve this problem. I have no idea how well it worked out - I am still contented with the ad-filled YouTube

HeeroML 3y ago
No it actually wasn’t. Nebula isn’t sustainable. It’s co financed by curiositystream.
- collaborative 3y ago
  Do you know if Rumble is sustainable? Just curious
  - notthemessiah 3y ago
    No way in hell, it's currently just a vanity project financed by untrustworthy billionaires (the main financier is literally a snitch for the FBI https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-charles-johnson-johnathan-buma-chs-genius-2023-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-ch...).
    - valdiorn 3y ago
      haha, you think the fact that Peter Thiel talks to the FBI is the worst thing about Peter Thiel? :)
    - collaborative 3y ago
      Thx.. Almost didn't want to know. One step closer to wearing a tin hat now Ps. Now I am curious why you are getting downvoted. Are people here in favor of this type of thing? I wouldn't be surprised either at this point

Freak_NL 3y ago

I'm still in favour of a fixed subscription one pays for a service like YouTube in the range of €5/month, with 95% of the proceeds going to creators. If you do nothing, the money will be doled out equally based on some set of fair (and frequently scrutinized) parameters. If the subscriber wants to, they can allocate a portion of this fee to specific creators, and also remove it from creators the you do not want to support (this might help with clickbait and empty fluff created to work well with specific searches). It won't happen of course. I recently had ads show up before videos on YouTube (audio only, so uBlock Origin was blocking part of it), and the only thing I felt was disgust and a mental note never to buy insurance from InShared (a Dutch insurance company) simply for repeating the same stupid jingle for each video.