Get Nebula with a 40% discount using my link (sponsored): https://go.nebula.tv/techaltarInterview - Eugen Rochko (Mastodon CEO): https://nebula.tv/videos/tec...
maston’s CEO told me that for
now these there basically no plans for
native monetization either. As a content
creator I of course have to have
monetization. I mean, I spent over a month
on this video alone and also thousands
of Euros on equipment, rent, people
editing the videos, etc., etc. And so until
the fediverse figures out monetization,
you can support my work by watching my
stuff over on nebula
…said on a video on YouTube.
Wait a moment, doesn’t YouTube have “native monetization”? Wonder why he’s not using that… maybe “native monetization” isn’t all that great a thing after all? 🧐
Because he’s heavily invested in Nebula and believes their system is better for him and other creators in the long term. That doesn’t mean he believes YouTube monetization doesn’t work at all, just he prefers to keep bonus videos on Nebula to entice users to join.
My favorite part in this video, was the ending:
…said on a video on YouTube.
Wait a moment, doesn’t YouTube have “native monetization”? Wonder why he’s not using that… maybe “native monetization” isn’t all that great a thing after all? 🧐
He is using YouTube’s monetization…
Only for the blurb/ad for his extra content off-YouTube. If native monetization was so great, why not also upload the other videos to YouTube?
Because he’s heavily invested in Nebula and believes their system is better for him and other creators in the long term. That doesn’t mean he believes YouTube monetization doesn’t work at all, just he prefers to keep bonus videos on Nebula to entice users to join.