This is now a recurring feature of tech vaporware. Claiming something that is clearly shit is okay because it does some good, or something that is uselesslt frivolous and speculative will have and important function and use-case in the future.
My condolences to those that have been made fools by this - we all need to keep an eye out for these patterns going forward.
I wanna add: prosecute and sue these thieves. Sue the people who took money to promote these lies. They all deserve to have those ill-gotten funds ripped away.
Been an avid Youtube viewer since the very beginning. Now, I’m paying for the site and using a bunch of extensions just to get a worse experience than I was getting on youtube 5 - 10 years ago. After seeing all of my favorite content become unprofitable and die off, I am so ready to jump ship. I think in the immediate future, Patreon and Nebula are providing the alternative that will get creators paid reliably.
You’re right, they took the incentive away over and over again and drove my favorite creators out. Now that the value is lower and the uncertainty is high - now they’re charging a lot more for the product.
Really because I subscribe to hundreds of channels and 90% of them have quit posting to youtube. Most seem to focus on Twitch or focus on their Patreon community.
I agree, and subscribe to Premium. I can’t help but feel, though, thag voting with my wallet towards creators Patreons might actually keep Youtube’s little temper tantrum from hurting me. Patreon is another platform, but its harm reduction. Less problematic.
You’re right, this is the only decision where we can’t judge Dorsey’s ethics, and we should be attacking a dozen other positions and mistakes he’s made. If it would even help; twitter addicts probably don’t wanna hear it.