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Re:YouTube and Patreon Still Aren’t Paying the Rent for Most... by bityard on Monday March 22, 2021 @01:45PM (#26544067)
I watch a lot of what I would call "blue-collar" YouTubers. Woodworkers, machinists, makers, electrical hobbyists, etc. When they talk about their income, all of them say that their Youtube ad revenue pays next to nothing. Some of them make a decent living via Patreon or have other ways that for their followers to support them (e.g., selling project plans).

I can say with 100% confidence that none of them went to film school.

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Re:YouTube and Patreon Still Aren’t Paying the Rent for Most... by rainonmoon on Monday March 22, 2021 @05:57PM (#26547810)
The parent comments are referring to people who have made careers out of YouTube, not people who are paid "next to nothing".
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