Comment on Youtuber PewDiePie is going all in on deGoogling and the Steam Deck is one of the surprising tools that's helping him to 'escape'

• UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wasnt yt adds laughably underpaid and thats the reason all the videos have sponsors nowdays? With that in mind, he is big enough to switch and keep his sponsors/clicks

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  • lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nope, nobody is. Case in point: Twitch.

    Multiple people have tried moving out, but they always come back.

    YouTube ads pay a fuckton of money compared to any sponsorships. And sponsors pay more based on views and demographics, which YouTube also provides.

    You just can’t make YouTube moneys by hosting an mp4 with sponsor ads, not ever.

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    • orgrinrt@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think it’s not about money. It’s the audience.

      Maybe this arc leads somewhere better though. He might be big enough to cause a paradigm shift eventually.

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      • lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        LTT isn’t small (Linus is tho) and they have their own site, Floatplane

        They still make most of their income from YouTube

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    • sheogorath@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Only if you operate in a country where AdSense pays a lot. If you’re based in a country where AdSense pays like shit, you’re going to need that sponsor to keep the lights on.

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    • lock@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The only way is to quit Youtube entirely, but It wont matter as Google already has a ton of info from him but I’m sure he has enough money to live without Youtube.

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