Tbh I don’t mind ad reads from youtubers or anything. I’ll usually skip them, but they don’t feel super corporate or targeted (and sometimes they’re funny)
It’s just more corporate shilling, and I don’t want their ads in my head. Remember when almost every YouTuber had sponsored ads for Honey? Then Honey was shown to be screwing over the very people who were promoting it? Yeah, I’m not listening to a sponsor spiel no matter how funny it is. It’s just another person selling their soul.
I feel like if a YouTuber or podcaster is bringing value to my life, I want them to get money in return.
Everyone (okay not EVERYONE) expects artists to create for free and either work full time in top of that or not eat.
I’d rather a creator choose their paid sponsors and get paid directly, than have to rely on YT or whomever to place religious or political or other bullshit ads and give them a small cut and no say.
I can’t afford to join everyone’s Patreon and I refuse to give YT my money at all. I don’t mind an ad for Factor meals or the ‘stress relief’ massager. I can just fast forward if I’m not in the mood.
Counterpoint, there was just new information put out on one of the most prolific content sponsors (honey) and the literal fraud they’ve been perpetrating over the years. With more to come.
In general, the higher the payout the scummier the sponsor.
I don’t give a fuck. I won’t watch your ads. I would sooner donate directly to content creators that I like (and I have!). I would rather see them beg their audience for money than take a corporate handout.
I’m OK to donate my time though I will 2x speed through :)
The best sponsor thing I’ve seen was probably the Pyro guy on YouTube who got a hooligan-resistant standing desk: I think he covered it in alcohol and lit it on fire. pretty sure that is the desk he’s using now. If you make a really good standing desk I think it’s fine to try to promote it via a really good science YouTuber and I really love that that YouTuber is not tracking me and is just assuming I care because I’m watching a science channel. It’s the same ad whether I use YTDLP or login to my spyware account and watch. That’s how ads should be even though it means some small folks won’t have budget to adequately advertise & survive.
Tbh I don’t mind ad reads from youtubers or anything. I’ll usually skip them, but they don’t feel super corporate or targeted (and sometimes they’re funny)
It’s just more corporate shilling, and I don’t want their ads in my head. Remember when almost every YouTuber had sponsored ads for Honey? Then Honey was shown to be screwing over the very people who were promoting it? Yeah, I’m not listening to a sponsor spiel no matter how funny it is. It’s just another person selling their soul.
I feel like if a YouTuber or podcaster is bringing value to my life, I want them to get money in return.
Everyone (okay not EVERYONE) expects artists to create for free and either work full time in top of that or not eat.
I’d rather a creator choose their paid sponsors and get paid directly, than have to rely on YT or whomever to place religious or political or other bullshit ads and give them a small cut and no say.
I can’t afford to join everyone’s Patreon and I refuse to give YT my money at all. I don’t mind an ad for Factor meals or the ‘stress relief’ massager. I can just fast forward if I’m not in the mood.
Eeww what the fuck?
And they’re a BIG DEAL. e.g. this tech journalist who left a big publication and hung out her shingle. No sponsorships? No Becca.
Sponsorblock means the big (75%) blue section goes away. Becca’s vid
Let’s be real, we want them to eat? To entertain us? At some point not enough normies are left to subsidize if sponsorblocking becomes too popular.
Counterpoint, there was just new information put out on one of the most prolific content sponsors (honey) and the literal fraud they’ve been perpetrating over the years. With more to come.
In general, the higher the payout the scummier the sponsor.
Man that Honey fraud was so dirty—glad they were exposed so virally. Now is that a baby/bathwater situation?
Fraud bad, Becca-like people good
There were more scams than just honey. That was just the latest one.
When YouTube sponsorships continue to be scams over and over it makes it very difficult to trust ANY YouTube sponsorship.
Also fuck ads. I wouldn’t wanna see them even if they weren’t a scam.
I don’t give a fuck. I won’t watch your ads. I would sooner donate directly to content creators that I like (and I have!). I would rather see them beg their audience for money than take a corporate handout.
Begging is also acceptable!
I’m OK to donate my time though I will 2x speed through :)
The best sponsor thing I’ve seen was probably the Pyro guy on YouTube who got a hooligan-resistant standing desk: I think he covered it in alcohol and lit it on fire. pretty sure that is the desk he’s using now. If you make a really good standing desk I think it’s fine to try to promote it via a really good science YouTuber and I really love that that YouTuber is not tracking me and is just assuming I care because I’m watching a science channel. It’s the same ad whether I use YTDLP or login to my spyware account and watch. That’s how ads should be even though it means some small folks won’t have budget to adequately advertise & survive.