I am baffled as to why YouTube is still primarily monetized by ads. Ad revenue is unreliable and inherently restricts the kind of content YouTube can even monetize.
The model used by Twitch seems far more reliable. I thought they were going that way with YouTube Red, but that ended up being a huge disappointment. After about a year I switched to just donating to my subs on external platforms.
Just let me make small, monthly donations to the creators I like. In exchange, spare me the ads. YouTube can even take 50% of the cut or whatever. It's more stable that way for both YouTube and its creators.
The model used by Twitch seems far more reliable. I thought they were going that way with YouTube Red, but that ended up being a huge disappointment. After about a year I switched to just donating to my subs on external platforms.
Just let me make small, monthly donations to the creators I like. In exchange, spare me the ads. YouTube can even take 50% of the cut or whatever. It's more stable that way for both YouTube and its creators.