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• Chozo@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That does nothing to address my moral concern, which is ensuring that the creators whose content I watch are getting paid.

  While I appreciate free things, I know that I can't keep getting free things if the people making them can't afford to do so.

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  • teejay@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You could just, you know, send those creators money directly. Nearly all of them have methods set up for that already, and I’m guessing anyone who doesn’t would set something up in a hurry if you asked to donate to them.

    It’s a win / win. You get to sit on your moral high ground, the creators get paid, Google can fuck off.

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    • Chozo@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My subscription list is 100+. As much as I would love to support all of those creators directly, it's not a financially viable option for me. At least with my Premium subscription, they're getting something from my viewership, which is more than they'd get from me if I was adblocking their videos.

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      • vrutkovs@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Hold on, Premium subscription where Google gets the cut and doesn’t have to provide you with any report on your money spent is “a financially viable option”?

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      • teejay@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        As much as I would love to support all of those creators directly, it’s not a financially viable option for me.

        No one’s suggesting you pay more than what you’re paying now. I simply suggested you pay them directly. Take whatever you’re paying per month/year to google directly, then divide that up and contribute directly to the creators of your choosing.

        which is more than they’d get from me if I was adblocking their videos

        Now you’re moving the goalposts. No one is arguing against the fact that content creators get some amount of money from ads and subscriptions. The argument was that donating to them directly is better / more revenue for the creators, since google doesn’t get a cut. You spend the same amount, the creators get paid more, google gets paid nothing.

        It’s bizarre how you are such an apologist for google.

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    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t think they really care about the creators. This is just virtue signaling.

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  • Arrakis@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    YouTube ad revenue is a pittance. If you want to actually support creators, send them money directly.

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