The status quo is already awful for producers, though. Most people who do incredible work end up with nothing to show for it.
You can't even monetise on YouTube until you hit 1000 subscribers (many give up long before). And even after that, you're making pennies for months or years.
Advertising is afford-to-eat revenue only when you're anomalously successful. Most YouTubers I know who have made it work have a Patreon.
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The status quo is already awful for producers, though. Most people who do incredible work end up with nothing to show for it.
You can't even monetise on YouTube until you hit 1000 subscribers (many give up long before). And even after that, you're making pennies for months or years.
Advertising is afford-to-eat revenue only when you're anomalously successful. Most YouTubers I know who have made it work have a Patreon.