@bovaz @oblomov I don't claim to have all the answers, but I know enough to know that paywalls are NOT a replacement for moderation.
Just look at X where the paying users also tend to post the most unhinged pro-nazi trash.
The argument for making "posting videos free" is that authors provide the actual value to the site. Without authors, YouTube would crumble to dust.
I am tired of the ideology that says creative ppl need to be THANKFUL to be ALLOWED to present their work.