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Soullioness

@bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft

Those content creators already make vastly more than I do... It's already not fair. I have no concern for them because of my ad block.

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davidd

@Soullioness @bbbhltz @nixCraft

Iโ€™m happy with paying for good content but Iโ€™m not happy with Google disabling uBlock for power.

It will make a (hopefully large) number of users not to use Chrome anymore.

Soullioness

@aes__ @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft where do you get that idea? It's obviously a higher paying job. I'd be grateful to make half of what my favorite creators make.

Bobby

@Soullioness @aes__ @davidd @nixCraft

Per 1000 ad views, advertisers pay a rate to YT. YT then takes ~45% and the creator gets the rest.

Length and subject influence the rate. Something like $1.50 to $30.00 USD per 1000 videos.

So, in order to make big money, you do need to be *at least* a macro-influencer in a specific category, and make consistently long videos (>8 mins.) that have sponsors and are watched by people without adblockers.

Laura

@Soullioness @aes__ @bbbhltz While the big creators do indeed make a lot of money, smaller ones do - in most cases - not.

canleaf08 โŒ˜ โœ…

@aes__ @Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft Why should my computer catch a virus or I should watch 5 minute ads ยซ to support creators ยป?

Natasha Nox ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

@Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft It's always like that for jobs with high publicity (unless there are mafias involved, like the music label industry ๐Ÿ™ƒ).
It'd like to highlight that this ain't the artists' or video producers fault ("content creator" is a shitty word), but once again an inherently borked system. Having so many people being able to produce videos, music etc. even for niche stuff is absolutely awesome.

Bobby

@Natanox @Soullioness @davidd @nixCraft

>"content creator" is a shitty word

we can all agree on that

The OwlChemist

@Natanox @Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft โ€œContent Creatorsโ€ who *base their livelihood* on predatory platforms like YT, Insta, etc are as much a problem as the platform itself.

I respect artists/creators who live by Patreon etc instead of ad money. I have little to no respect for those who suckle the teet of enshittification.

Natasha Nox ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

@owlchemist @Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft That's short-sighted. While I agree many people with high follower counts on those platforms aren't there for any good reason (especially Instagram is a shithole), there are thousands of awesome creators on f.e. Youtube. You can't change a system or make people move to a better one without the very people inside it, at least the good ones who do resist the corruption to the best of their abilities.

The OwlChemist

@Natanox @Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd
Iโ€™m not saying all content creators are garbage. Iโ€™m saying specifically the ones who base their livelihoods on predatory systems are.

If oneโ€™s chosen job canโ€™t exist without exploitation or predatory practices in the production chain, it should not exist.

This does not include people who make their livelihood outside that system. And I understand *most* jobs in capitalism shouldnโ€™t exist as they currently are.

m
@owlchemist @Natanox @Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft now if only patreon, specifically, weren't itself so enshittified...
Darren :verified:

@Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft the joke is if you pay for YT Premium you still get ads in the content as the creators have sponsorship and in video ads. If YT blocked ALL ads in content then maybe it would be worth paying for

Musa Nony

@Soullioness @bbbhltz @davidd @nixCraft
Content creators have too many ads currently. Then there's the sponsor crap. Then the merch hawking. Constant push to sell, sell, sell. At a point where I forget what I wanted to watch.

I'll stick to Firefox.

Bobby

@jadugar63 @Soullioness @davidd @nixCraft you mean that message about NordVPN wasn't just for me? Dang.

By the way, this entire thread is sponsored by Nebula.

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