> YouTube is hardly the only website on the Internet Indeed, but it's the video hosting platform. Initiatives like PeerTube try to fix this, but most videos ca

> YouTube is hardly the only website on the Internet Indeed, but it's the video hosting platform. Initiatives like PeerTube try to fix this, but most videos can be only found on YouTube. > So I suppose those creators are all in on the scheme too? Mostly yes. Creators today rely on: - sponsors - youtube ads - donations - merch - other revenues, for instance if they have a business and their videos bring customers At least you can often donate if you skip the ads and the sponsors, so there is a way to pay the metaphorical coffee.