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Every single youtube channel needs to start seeding torrents of their videos, and posting those links to other platforms (here, mastodon, etc).
Youtube / google could be defeated collectively if creators were to consistently do this, and interested people had the ability to help seed videos.
But a lot of YouTube channels get money through youtube
Most of the channels I know ask for donations via patreon or other funding platforms. I don't think youtube pays much except for maybe the top 1% of slop channels.
A lot more people make money than the top 1%. The top 1% make big money, but many more may not make a fortune, but it's a legit side hustle for them. Get into the right niche, and you can do VERY well.
In most cases, not all that much. YouTube is mainly useful for getting views and building an audience. It’s a combination of revenue sources like sponsors, merchandise, donations, etc., that really make it worthwhile for creators.
I'm just so tired of the algorhythms. It's like being in a cage mentally.
I go to my son's house, and start browsing through his streamers, and he's got all kinds of stuff I never see. They keep me boxed into the algorithm they've assigned to me, and wont let me see anything else, so I keep picking from their choices for me, which only locks me harder into their box.
WDYM by "browsing through"? As in, you get different search results? Or a different start page with suggested videos?
Maybe I'm weird, but I never use that. Either I have a specific need (an instruction video, a specific song or video episode). Then I use the search. Or I want to see what's new. Then I check the channels of creators I like.
If you use the platform like that (which is basically like Lemmy), it's a lot harder to algorithmically lock you in. (I only use third-party clients like FreeTube and Newpipe though, which block most types of tracking and don't require a Google account).
I've tried to escape several times with no luck. I've deleted my entire history, views, comments, unsubscribed from channels, you name it. Within a day it looks like I never left.
I mean peer tube and similar exist. I think the majority of channels with over a 25k views, I don't think there's a consistant number anyone gets, but something like 100 bucks per 25k views or so is pretty common.
Peer tube uses webtorrents, which for many reasons haven't caught on. It's still mainly centralized nodes with massive hosting costs. Torrents are the fully decentralized answer.