Karmanopoly1d ago

I'm gonna pay you $100 to fuck off

https://lemmy.world/post/45375922

Show threadDessalines

Every single youtube channel needs to start seeding torrents of their videos, and posting those links to other platforms (here, mastodon, etc).

Youtube / google could be defeated collectively if creators were to consistently do this, and interested people had the ability to help seed videos.

Apr 9 at 1:18pmWeb
Show threadascend1d ago
But a lot of YouTube channels get money through youtube
Show threadDessalines1d ago
Most of the channels I know ask for donations via patreon or other funding platforms. I don’t think youtube pays much except for maybe the top 1% of slop channels.
Show threadBarneyPiccolo1d ago
A lot more people make money than the top 1%. The top 1% make big money, but many more may not make a fortune, but it’s a legit side hustle for them. Get into the right niche, and you can do VERY well.
Show threadmelfie1d ago
In most cases, not all that much. YouTube is mainly useful for getting views and building an audience. It’s a combination of revenue sources like sponsors, merchandise, donations, etc., that really make it worthwhile for creators.
Show threadJoeMontayna1d ago
I’m just so tired of the algorhythms. It’s like being in a cage mentally.
Show threadBarneyPiccolo1d ago
I go to my son’s house, and start browsing through his streamers, and he’s got all kinds of stuff I never see. They keep me boxed into the algorithm they’ve assigned to me, and wont let me see anything else, so I keep picking from their choices for me, which only locks me harder into their box.
Show threadJoeMontayna1d ago
I’ve tried to escape several times with no luck. I’ve deleted my entire history, views, comments, unsubscribed from channels, you name it. Within a day it looks like I never left.
Show threadeldavi1d ago

Which browser and adlocker are you using?

I’m not seeing this at on Firefox w ublock origin

Show threadIratePirate1d ago

WDYM by “browsing through”? As in, you get different search results? Or a different start page with suggested videos?

Maybe I’m weird, but I never use that. Either I have a specific need (an instruction video, a specific song or video episode). Then I use the search. Or I want to see what’s new. Then I check the channels of creators I like.

If you use the platform like that (which is basically like Lemmy), it’s a lot harder to algorithmically lock you in. (I only use third-party clients like FreeTube and Newpipe though, which block most types of tracking and don’t require a Google account).

Show threadBarneyPiccolo21h ago

I mean the platforms suggestions for what their algorithm thinks you’ll like. My son’s suggestions look a lot different from mine. I’d like to see some of those kinds of suggestions on mine (mostly classic films), but I get lots of junk, so I end up watching junk, so it recommends more junk.

I want to get off this treadmill, and in to a different one.

Show threadTheFogan1d ago
I mean peer tube and similar exist. I think the majority of channels with over a 25k views, I don’t think there’s a consistant number anyone gets, but something like 100 bucks per 25k views or so is pretty common.
Show threadDessalines1d ago
Peer tube uses webtorrents, which for many reasons haven’t caught on. It’s still mainly centralized nodes with massive hosting costs. Torrents are the fully decentralized answer.