I'd argue Youtube was better when creators weren't paid and people were just having genuine fun. The internet used to be free and filled with content by people with passion. Much like users and the current state of the fediverse.

[–] Hexorg@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You bring a great point I hadn’t considered before. Only people with passion for something will do it for free while many more people with so that for cash. Though it’s interesting to see that cash doesn’t make passionate people’s content better it just makes more mediocre content.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, people with a passion also want to do what they do for a living.

[–] Hexorg@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Certainly - and there still are those channels that we all love for their dedication. But there are a lot more mediocre channels too

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