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RE: Boycott YouTube? Why Steemit & DTube Are The Answer!

in #dtube7 years ago (edited)

Yeah the new changes seem pretty pointless. YouTube themselves point out that the creators with less than 1000 subs and 4000 hours watch time per year often make less than $100 a year but for some that amount still helps a lot and it also is something positive to see (like you said - it is encouraging), but also some make more under those thresholds but either way the attitude is just basically like "They make less than $100 a year - it's not like it's affecting channels that matter". 4000 hours watch time per year is demanding a lot too, especially for really time demanding types of content that take a long time to make. It's not really the little guys that are causing the most trouble anyway.

I understand leaving YouTube because you are disgusted with them. Their hypocrisy is one of a few reasons I'm not a rising star in the Creator Community anymore. Partially it was the pressure it was putting on my time too but I also didn't want to feel like I had to support all of their practices etc when I'm more likely to think critically about it and I don't think I can talk critically and objectively about it when I've got a badge as part of their community. I joined that community before the biggest waves of bullshit went down.

Going away from YouTube though I would be hesistant to only post on DTube though in case it goes down. I don't have a prediction on how well it would do, but the worst case scenario is always a possibility.