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If people have bet their livelihoods on fleeting hobbies on platforms that actively fuck them over, repeatedly, then frankly I can't be too upset about it.
People will make stuff for free because they enjoy it. Most people don't have much free time to chase their creative hobbies; I wish we didn't live in a world where artists have to justify their existence by monetary means, but let's not pretend that ads are paying for the creative underclass.
A lot of people have jobs doing creative work like YouTube, even before the age of YouTube people where creating stuff such as TV Shows, Radio and Movies (Legacy Media). Sure a lot of people would still create something in free time but the reason people create quality content on places like YouTube is because they are being paid as a bonus, otherwise they wouldn't be able to spend as much time on the content they create.
I agree
Let's try out some systems where artists don't have to suffer this way. Maybe UBI?
I agree, given my own experience in this regard. I'll film what I'm doing because I think there's a value in the techniques or approach that others may find helpful in their own lives, but there's a limit to how much time I'll spend editing it or adding effects/thumbnail creation/etc. That's time that could be spent on the tasks that aren't being done due to the setup and breakdown time for capturing the video, the amount of editing that does get done, or the time spent planning for longer/deeper dive videos.
Sure, there's a slight economic advantage for doing those videos given what we do, but it's not like we're monetized. The collection of videos is primarily just because of my enthusiasm for what we're doing, with my reliance on internet groups for social interaction coming in as a close second.