When I was putting information out on the internet, I was trying to find a way to unleash my passion for a subject. I wasn't trying to monetize it. At best I was hoping to cover server or DNS name costs. This expectation of monetization for every damn thing is probably my biggest gripe with this whole world we live in today. Ads are bad enough, but it pains me when someone is sharing something they are passionate about on YouTube but still decide they have to ask me to like and subscribe and scrounge for sponsors with products to pitch. It makes everything into a financial transaction. A hot take in today's world, I guess, but it does bother me.

Of course YT creators can do whatever the hell they want. They don't have to listen to me.