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That is why I call for federated publishing tools. Believe it or not I plan on launching such a channel and it will be self-hosted in the 90's meaning of the term. They only way the channel will grow an audience is if it is passed by word of mouth.

The amount of effort that goes in to playing advertising metric games of YouTube is ridiculous to me. Anyone that says well people have to get paid I say maybe.

Real creators create and don't need the like, subscribe, patreon, mantra. Most of the gunsmithing sights on YouTube are moving towards this idea.

I don't believe in the discovery myth so many talk about as essential. It is only essential if you need inorganic growth.

I would say it's an emerging trend and that the more they tighten their grip the more creators will slip through their fingers.