> In either case, the creator has no costs for you watching, and youtube has lower costs if you skip the sponsored segment. I'm pretty sure the youtuber gets m

> In either case, the creator has no costs for you watching, and youtube has lower costs if you skip the sponsored segment. I'm pretty sure the youtuber gets money from google for views even if you don't view their sponsored content section (if someone knows better please let me know) and Google makes money by collecting data on what you watch, how often, when, using what device, from what IP address, etc.