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When I want to compensate creators for their work I subscribe to Nebula or Patreon. YouTube stifles creators and creator success happens in spite of the platfor

• c0balt 3y ago
  > When I want to compensate creators for their work I subscribe to Nebula or Patreon. YouTube stifles creators and creator success happens in spite of the platform a lot of the time. While I do agree that platforms in general tend to "stifle" creators it shouldn't be discounted how much YouTube actually does pay them. Especially in comparison to other platforms, e.g., TikTok, Instagram or Twitch, it seems to be quite fair. Though if you want to just compensate the creator other avenues tend to be far more better in terms money in from you -> money out to the creator.
• johnnyanmac 3y ago
  >YouTube stifles creators and creator success happens in spite of the platform a lot of the time It's a networking effect, unfortunately. While there are some very talented creators out there, there is an oder of magnitude between "is a great creator that quickly gathers an audience" and "a creator whose audience will move en masse with them to a new platform". Microsoft spent hundreds of millions trying to appeal to the latter with Mixer and it just didn't cut through despite having exclusive access to some of the largest streamers. It's tough, and user apathy means it's hard to move off, even if you happen to find someone else to pay.