I am a person who produces videos to publish on Youtube, and I want to add a different perspective to this.
Here is where we are currently at:
- Everyone complains about the ads, so they install adblock.
- Ads become worthless on Youtube for smaller creators, so they start taking sponsorships.
- Everyone complains about the sponsors, they call creators shills and sponsorblock is gaining traction to block them.
- Smaller creators shift to being dependent on direct support (Patreon, etc.)
Here is where we are going:
- People complain a video is too long, so they extract the data directly avoiding youtube.
- The creators don't get ads, don't get people to understand the effort put in and support directly, and don't get views. The videos just don't get watched.
A feedback loop is happening here where every possible method that allows making quality Youtube content sustainable is becoming impossible. The fact that anyone here is willing to pay for this service that will destroy the last shreds of this is extremely disheartening.
If you stop watching videos, there will be no reason to make the videos.
Here is where we are currently at: - Everyone complains about the ads, so they install adblock. - Ads become worthless on Youtube for smaller creators, so they start taking sponsorships. - Everyone complains about the sponsors, they call creators shills and sponsorblock is gaining traction to block them. - Smaller creators shift to being dependent on direct support (Patreon, etc.)
Here is where we are going: - People complain a video is too long, so they extract the data directly avoiding youtube. - The creators don't get ads, don't get people to understand the effort put in and support directly, and don't get views. The videos just don't get watched.
A feedback loop is happening here where every possible method that allows making quality Youtube content sustainable is becoming impossible. The fact that anyone here is willing to pay for this service that will destroy the last shreds of this is extremely disheartening.
If you stop watching videos, there will be no reason to make the videos.