@alienghic@octodon.social I always thought of #PeerTube as a great way for creators to “seize the means of production“, that is, to get together with like-minded people in some sort of cooperative, create an instance where they all shared production and hosting costs, and monetise their content as they saw fit (with sponsorships from brands, donations on LiberaPay, etc.). Of course, it would take a while for those instances to be sustainable, but that's the way to go, in my humble opinion.
I think having actual ads would be detrimental to the platform and I'm glad PeerTube devs decided no to include support for that (even though it could still be added as a plugin if someone really wanted it).
@josemanuel @alienghic @ChrisWere @Linux_in_a_Bit https://comics.peertube.biz is a site I setup to simulate that exact scenario.
Best direct monetization option I’ve found so far is the Bitcoin Lightning plugin.
@mcduquesne I would say there are better options. For instance (no pun intended), on YT there are plenty of people who sell products for which the videos serve as a sort of preview (i.e., teachers who sell language courses or textbooks, comedians who sell tickets to their shows, artists who sell comic books).
In general, video monetisation seems to be seen on YT as a way to get the ball rolling, but most people who are successful there end up doing some sort of IRL work and keeping YT as a means to remain visible, so to speak.
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