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Re:Show HN: Nodetube – Open-source YouTube alternative with ... by tastyfreeze on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @08:22PM (#21932164)
The biggest complaint I hear from popular YouTubers is that it is getting increasingly difficult to monetize their content. An easy way for content creators to monetize in whatever way they wish would be a huge draw. Most of the content creators I follow have turned to Patreon to reduce reliance on staying in Google's monetized good graces.

It's not an easy problem to solve. Viewers hate ads but also want "free" content. Making it possible for creators to monetize through ads, micropayments, or sponsorship is only part of the solution.

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Re:Show HN: Nodetube – Open-source YouTube alternative with ... by mayeaux on Thursday January 02, 2020 @03:24AM (#21933765)
The ideal thing would be a way where you can load 'credits' onto your app and then reward them to creators, very similar to Sparks/Subs on Twitch. If you can get that into a media hosting platform you're golden.
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