That makes sense about @haejin and @sweetsssj. Though I doubt many creators are looking for that level of payout. I am more concerned about really high quality content however. Like, I am consistent, and a lot of my videos take a while to write, but I am talking about super high qual content, like the type of stuff I used to do for YouTube. The 20 minute musical we wrote took an entire month to write, produce, create, edit etc. (Not to mention the entire day it would take to upload something like that on dtube!) We knew it would do well on YouTube because there is a healthy Hamilton following, and as I mentioned, we were also able to raise a little money on Patreon to offset the costs of the project, but I don't think dtube is at a place yet to be able to bring our Patreon audience there. I really think dtube needs more creative content though. I suppose I am willing to take a risk on at least one Steem specific project, even without guarantee of a payout, but I am not even sure it would be appreciated. Steemit has had a hard time busting out of its own bubble, but it needs to if it ever wants to grow. Ya know like people producing content that goes beyond cryptocurrency and Steemit itself :)
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Someone said to me today when I thought about doing a DLive and making a cooking video I said to them, maybe I should do some preparation before I do it and mention a forthcoming date of when it would happen.
The response I got was along the lines of don't do it for the money, or the views or the audience do it because you want to do it.
I can kind of see both sides of the coin really of course i would love to do it, but what would be the point if there is no one watching me.
Am I being a little selfish saying this remark? I am not sure but certainly I can't see the point in being live if there is no one to watch???
I think "do it because you love to" is a dangerous territory, because as I said, it almost embodies the "make music because of the art, not to make money". That's nice and all in a world where people aren't having to work 3 jobs in the US just to stay fucking afloat. I thought that was the whole point of decentralization in the first place. Other users on here are pushing "Manna" coin which is basically the first of its kind Basic Income. You don't have to do anything but exist to get it. A lot of Libertarians back a universally basic income for all, and then anything above and beyond that you want to make, you can, but the idea that you can survive if you need to without having to absolutely bust ass. I am not sure how I feel about this, but I absolutely think that people should expect more from Steemit than what they get from other websites that don't pay them anything. That is the entire point of starting a crypto backed social media.
So in short, no, it's not selfish to want to actually be seen on a live post, and no it's not selfish to want to make a little money on a website that sets itself apart from other social medias as a place to make money. The long and short of it I suppose.