Reply to post: Re: For the best

Cisco cancels all YouTube ads, then conceals cancellation

Gene Cash Silver badge

Re: For the best

Well one problem is that they expected to make a living off YouTube ad bucks and all they had to do was post content. That gravy train is finally ending.

The smartest folks realize they actually have to run a business, and join Patreon, sell merchandise, and do other things. It's not very far from making webcomics in that respect.

It's the typical internet cycle of people putting up stuff (software/videos/comics) because they enjoy it and don't expect to make money. Then people realize they can make a few bucks, so they churn out the content. Then it all comes to a head when the new content is crap/hate speech/child porn and people realize that no, you can't really make money that way other than getting your name out there and getting a good reputation.

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