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    2 years ago

    I would assume the ad gives the creator some revenue while the delay doesn’t

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      2 years ago

      There are other ways to give to creators. You can tip, many have stores, patreon and floatplane among other ways.

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        2 years ago

        Of course, and if you support creators that way I respect it, but most people never do.

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          2 years ago

          Even so, it is still more profitable than the advertising revenue a lot get. There are big creators that would prefer the views. They can also do sponsored spots.

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      2 years ago

      If they really had guts… go full paywall mode. No freemium with ads bullshit.

      Don’t pretend like hook and bait business model is not being used here.

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        2 years ago

        If YT did that, another company would just come and steal their market share with the same freemium system