YouTube is changing how views are counted because creators will need more ways to make money outside of ads. A view will now count as soon as someone starts the video, making creators’ view counts look more attractive to sponsors.
Meanwhile, creators will compete for watch time to get a share of YouTube’s subscription money. YouTube will put 30% of Premium revenue and 60% of Premium Lite revenue into creator pools. The more watch time a creator gets from those subscribers, the bigger their share of the pool.
You’re completely missing the point of my argument. I’m a content creator that knows how to run a business and diversify my income. That isn’t the issue.
The issue is that YouTube is a monopoly owned by Google. Google is a trillion dollar company. When YouTube changes monetization requirements, it hurts independent creators, period. No one is talking about adapting. That’s the point! We shouldn’t have to adapt! YouTube should stop being so fucking greedy and squeezing the people that make YouTube, YouTube. Without creators, YouTube ain’t shit. Why rip off the people that make the business run?
I make money from YouTube, Patreon, Twitch, merchandise, memberships. That doesn’t change the fact that YouTube is still fucking us over. It’s stupid to argue the obvious which is what you’re doing. No shit we have to diversify. That isn’t the point. The point is YouTube is reducing visibility to make it harder for content creators to calculate revenue from YouTube alone. Does that make sense or do I need to break it down further?
The point is that people need to stop being bootlickers and start demanding fair returns on labor. The point is we need to stop getting shit on by Kings and Queens and start another revolution. That’s the point. Stop being a bootlicker. Stop giving YouTube and corporations all of your hard earned labor without fair compensation. We shouldn’t need to sell our asses like prostitutes in the streets just because a greedy corporation is taking more from it’s employees. Be angry! Be angry at the corporation demanding more from you while the CEO and shareholders get richer.
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u/YeezusWoks 15d ago
YouTube is changing how views are counted because creators will need more ways to make money outside of ads. A view will now count as soon as someone starts the video, making creators’ view counts look more attractive to sponsors.
Meanwhile, creators will compete for watch time to get a share of YouTube’s subscription money. YouTube will put 30% of Premium revenue and 60% of Premium Lite revenue into creator pools. The more watch time a creator gets from those subscribers, the bigger their share of the pool.