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[–] Beefytootz 79 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't understand why they think we care if we're stealing content regardless. I pirate movies and TV shows, but they don't whine about that, in fact, most will approve of it. Why draw the line at YouTubers?

[–] rtxn 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They often say that we're screwing the person who runs the channel. In reality, I'm willing to bet my left nutsack that they make a fuckton more from the occasional donations than from ads, once Google, MCNs, and the government take their share.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretty sure most YouTubers and streamers will tell you exactly that. Sponsorships and brand deals make them way way more

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

One of my random channels I watch straight up tells people to use adblocks and don't give YouTube a cent.

[–] Holyhandgrenade 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Patreon and merch sales are also make them money.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

And if you liked this, make sure to check out my online course where I do a deep dive of whatever this channel is about. Use code ENTHUSIASTICABOUTTHISTOPIC20 at checkout for 20% off!

[–] jaybone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How many nutsacks do you have? I keep all of mine in one.

[–] rtxn 4 points 1 year ago

As many as I need for redundancy.

[–] art 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a small channel (5k) and YouTube ads make about 40% of what I earn.

[–] AtariDump 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’d make more with Pateron

[–] art 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, just a little. My patreon is the other 60%. But don't discount the first 40%.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You'd make even more if you'd switch to Ko-Fi as they only take a flat fee per month

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because they think that they'll be YouTube superstars one day, and we're stopping them