An increasing number of subcommunities have learned to rely on sponsors and patreon because YouTube demonetizes most of their videos. Meanwhile YouTube's three strike system is a constant threat to channels operating on fair use (reviewers etc) or producing content that YouTube's algorithms flag as showing content violating guidelines.
There's plenty of content creators that would love to go anywhere else, but all alternatives fail to attract viewers.
There's plenty of content creators that would love to go anywhere else, but all alternatives fail to attract viewers.