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Am I the only one that is a little turned off by how everything nice on Earth needs to be monetized to death? It's not like Youtube isn't profitable already.
I presume you like to get paid to do your job. I'm a bit miffed at that.
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no... you are not... without some sort of revenue, youtube would go away and then what?
Something else less greedy would surely take its place.
If something was feasible, surely the people who hang out on HN would be all over it trying to build something. Even if something does get built, it will go the same route eventually.
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Am I the only one that is a little turned off by how everything nice on Earth needs to be monetized to death? It's not like Youtube isn't profitable already.
> Am I the only one that is a little turned off by how everything nice on Earth needs to be monetized to death? Do you have an idea about how much does it cost to run a website like YouTube?
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When will YouTube pay me for watching ads?
Why would they do that? No reason. You get paid with the video stream. That’s your payment.
Otherwise they have polluted their value prop -- to be a video sharing platform, and my content that I share, your content that you share, and all your watching patterns data, which has value, is stolen without recompense.
Please. Don't "but you get something for FREE" me -- we're the product and that ain't right. Youtube should be a service -- pay for or not -- not a package delivery vector for ~~meme viruses~~ content-free and meaningless adverts.
Am I the only one that is a little turned off by how everyone feels they deserve everything for free?
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I remember 2004, when ads on the web were incredibly annoying. There was (loud) sound, and half the information was buried under ads for certain pages. Me being a teenager back then, decided I've had enough after a late night gaming session with friends ended with a stupid website screaming in my ear to buy a new car. I installed an ad blocker and since then my web experience is (mostly) ad free. When I see ads I imm…
How have you paid them with your lifetime (whatever that means)? Especially since you've been actively avoiding advertisements. Follow-up: If you like someone's YouTube content, how would you suggest they be compensated?
Occasionally I watch TV (the oldschool satellite thing) or drive around and see ads.
> Follow-up: If you like someone's YouTube content, how would you suggest they be compensated?
If they have a Patreon, I go that route sometimes... but generally: I don't. It's a hobby for me, if it's your business, it's on you to find ways how to monetize it, just like I have to do with my business :)
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> If you like someone's YouTube content, how would you suggest they be compensated? Not my problem to solve. Perhaps content creators or those who host their content can find less offensive ways of monetizing?
Sure, they could charge you per view, which is being done indirectly now through ads. You're not entitled to free content no matter how much you think you are.
Pay for YouTube. It’s worth it.