Dgc1808 said:
My favorite youtuber had 80% of his income coming from youtube before this change (he's set up a patreon in response) and he explained how it works. Youtube handles what ads are applied to which videos. All the youtuber has to do is decide if they want the ads at the beginning of the video, the end of the video, or in the middle some where if the video is extra long (or some combo of the 3). The youtuber doesn't have to speak to the company selling the add at all. So they don't have to change their messaging whatsoever to appease those companies. As long as they were getting good view numbers they were fine. |
They are indirectly dependent to produce content that will not upset the private platform they're making their money with. That's the thing when you use 3rd parties to make money, they write the rules. I don't think anyone has the right to do what they want on a private store front.
That's like taking up a loan and then complaining about paying interest. Or complaining to your boss that you don't get a raise for doing the work in a way that's damaging to the business.
So yeah, people will just have to deal with this shit until they're popular enough to switch to Patreon. They wouldn't even have publicity without youtube in the first place.
If you demand respect or gratitude for your volunteer work, you're doing volunteering wrong.
