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Fuck YouTube
I agree. YouTube can be very useful, but we really ought to be moving to other platforms at this point. Fuck YouTube.
I’ve been using YouTube far more than any of my paid services for years. However I’m ready for a switch. If the YouTubers who I follow switched platforms I’d go with them in a second.
Patrion and buying merchandise are the ways I support content creators. I’d rather make sure money goes directly to them and not to some corporation that will seize funds or cut off ad revenue at a whim with no real recourse.
I understand the economics behind hosting videos, I also don’t use Adblock. YouTube has taken ads and unwanted content to a new level in the last year and they are driving away viewers. I refuse to support them with a subscription.
If an ethical alternative pops up that has the creators I want I’d be happy to support it.
While buying merch, doing patreon, and other forms are commendable - we watch them on YouTube. Id get protesting the platform if they were making money hand over fist but we already know they don't make a profit on the platform. Ads and premium are just methods to staunch the bleeding. I understand the ads are intrusive and are getting worse but they've only amped them up to compensate for users who aren't served ads due to adblockers.
I don't find it unethical to pay YouTube. They pay creators a fair percentage and overall are taking a loss. It's not greed, it's trying to stay afloat. Whether or not I support their policy changes, I'd like creators to survive off their work.
For sure! Which video site are you using instead?
Xhamster
Lol don't search for this site
Dear lord there's peanuses
Peanuses… it sounds like a slang term for Charles Shultz worst nightmare, Peanuts porn 😂
there are a few but they're all filled with right wing nutters and i doubt their ability to scale effectively
Nebula isn't full of right wing nutters as far as I know
However, I am broke
Nebula is a gated community, and they don't let enough people in. It is far from the definition of "You" Tube.
On the other hand when you pay for a service you're the customer, not the product. That can be an advantage.
i'm not sure nebula can be considered in the same class as youtube though
You're right, it's much much higher
Great case of nut job lefty derailing and politicising every topic possible including video platforms.
Ok have fun on bitchute with the Nazis then
wait what does bitbucket have to do with nazis?
I dunno but it explains a lot about Atlassian's UX, doesn't it?
Ah yes, the new blue that’s painful to look at unless you’re a true aryan developer
Nothing, I meant bitchute lmao, my bad
Lefties have brain deficiency. That's all.
Do you mean BitChute? Because Bitbucket is a Git repository solution from Atlassian.
I did lmao, corrected it now
BitBucket? You mate are an idiot. I mean lefty.
ignore the problem then. it's the same problem that killed voat
yt.whateveritworks.org
So... YouTube then
It's amusing to see how nobody is able to genuinely answer this question.
The reason while they have all the content, is precisely because they can generate revenue for channels. I much prefer payment through subcription and ad views to annoying in video sponsors and product placements
But on YouTube you get both. If I could pay and not get in video sponsorship along with no ads, then I might consider it. But I will not pay to be advertised at.
Sponsorblock is an extention which can help. It doesn't detract from the money the creator makes and you don't see ads for shit you dont want or can't afford. If you don't have premium and block ads though, you're definitely hurting the creator and platform as a whole.
Most creators that have in-video sponsors also have Patreons with sponsor-free feeds.