• Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Thats more than most streaming services cost…l

    And youtube doesnt create the content… lol

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      1 year ago

      YouTube premium views pay creators a LOT more than ads. So if you care about supporting creators and the platform they run on, then premium is an easy choice.

      Additionally, most people spend a lot more time in YouTube than any other streaming site, so the cost makes sense given how fucking expensive video serving is.

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        1 year ago

        If you care about supporting creators, donate to their patreon or buy merch or something. The idea that YouTube Premium needs to insert itself as a middleman for that purpose is nothing but a red herring.

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          1 year ago

          My favorite creator absolutely could not exist without YouTube or any other content delivery platform for that matter. So why not pay for that?

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        1 year ago

        On the other hand, YouTube is also supporting some content creators you hate…

        … But at least you don’t have to watch them.

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          1 year ago

          YouTube is a business with a clearly-defined business model, precisely-tracked direct metrics, and automation up the wazoo. Not a government taking taxes and dealing with human elements for which there are very few direct metrics. They can pay creators based on watch hours or some other usage metric.

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            1 year ago

            What I mean is that paying for YouTube premium is a very indirect and inefficient way to support your preferred content creator.

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              1 year ago

              But my preferred content creator could not exist without YouTube and YouTube shoulders the enormous expense of hosting videos. I don’t get why they should not get compensated for that as well.

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      1 year ago

      You can also subscribe to YT premium lite for 6$/mo. Basically YouTube premium without YouTube music and background playback.