YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.
Full-time creators need to be paid, but it doesn’t have to be for watchtime specifically. There are already services and creators on the web that make a living via patreon or other donation systems. And there are small-time creators or creators already backed up by funding that don’t care about monetization.
Peertube will unfortunately never be an answer because of the lack of way for creators to get paid for watchtime
Full-time creators need to be paid, but it doesn’t have to be for watchtime specifically. There are already services and creators on the web that make a living via patreon or other donation systems. And there are small-time creators or creators already backed up by funding that don’t care about monetization.