They do, AFAIK creators get much more money from Premium viewers than ad-supported viewers. And not just relatively, sometimes in absolute numbers as well.

That’s the kind of comparison YouTube hopes you do.

Compared to patronage systems, it’s a pittance. You may as well try to pay your favourite shows directly then give your money to Google and have them redistribute it on your behalf.

Google is providing a service here. I think people have gotten so used to the internet they forget the massive costs involved in running a website like YouTube.

The cable companies wish to convey the same.

From my knowledge a lot of YouTubers get paid by advertisers and they don't even let the viewers know.

The single view is not much worth - I estimate the streaming costs are quite high (think of all the bandwith you need for 4k/8k streaming with low latency).

Sadly I couldn't find numbers for YT profit.

Here is a solution: make high res streaming separate price tier, or remove it.

What revenue share split do you think they have right now? What share would you consider reasonable?