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Brave expands Basic Attention Token platform to YouTube

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321 points Helloworldboy | 1 comments | 17 Nov 17 14:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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guiomie ◴[17 Nov 17 15:33 UTC] No.15722732[source]▶
"It then displays it in the Brave Payments list, enabling the user to donate back on a monthly" ... So this will block ads on Youtube, and the creators will be compensated on donations? Does someone have a case-study on content/Youtube creators potentially making a living of donations? This seems like a bad business model: make creative videos and expect people to donate so you can feed yourself.
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1. natural219 ◴[17 Nov 17 17:36 UTC] No.15724065[source]▶
These business models (Patreon, Twitch subscriptions) have been robustly tested over the last 5 - 10 years, and many people make a living off of it. Are you unaware about these sites and how much money they make? The top Twitch streamers have around 15k subscribers, each at $5 / month, about half of which goes directly to the creator. Do the math and consider switching your career, haha.