There's a reason why all YouTube thumbnails are a guy stepping on a Lego. It's all attention harvesting.
The only notable exceptions are creators that don't rely on YouTube for monetization, i.e. those who use Patreon or similar.
There's a reason why all YouTube thumbnails are a guy stepping on a Lego. It's all attention harvesting.
The only notable exceptions are creators that don't rely on YouTube for monetization, i.e. those who use Patreon or similar.
Views are unconscious.
Likes are conscious, but low cost.
Zaps are conscious and high cost.
Real cost.
I believe #nostr and zaps change things fundamentally, because you wouldn't zap a car crash.
Theoretically, yes to all of that .