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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol -2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I have a few YouTubers I like to support with views of all of their content. Because I want them to get the support, I watch their content on YouTube with no ad blockers.

[–] Covenant@sh.itjust.works 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Louis Rossmann says if you donate 1 dollar direct to the YouTuber you give them more support than a couple of years of watching ads. Keep using a adblocker and buy some merch for support.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol -1 points 11 hours ago

I have bought merch, but not everyone has merch for sale. Also I don't have much extra cash, and they definitely get money from views too, it's why I advocate other people giving them views also. Also, one of the biggest income drivers for them are sponsorships, and you have to have high view counts to attract sponsors.