Am I the only person who is confused by the anger from people who use a free service (like YouTube) or participate in a gig service (like Uber), and get upset when it doesn't go their way? Meaning, they get upset when they cannot make money off services provided by a company. Seems like entitlement to me.

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Insanity 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Disagree - the services make money _from_ the users. It's a symbiotic relationship, and I totally understand the frustration. Especially when decisions are opaque and you're left guessing about what 'the platform' is doing.

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brokenmachine 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Without creators, what videos would youtube be featuring?

	▲	NoSalt 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe the creators should pay a fee if they want people to see their videos.

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mtrovo 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Lol honestly, not sure how they can be compared. Uber is a shitty proposition in any way and is mostly a way for us to get easy access to cheap labor. Nobody ever got rich driving for Uber.

There's no way you can say the same about YouTube, the value proposition is quite good and it leveled the field in a way traditional media would never do, just think for a moment what's the chance of seeing someone like MrBeast surging as a TV personality.

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bobsmooth 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes. People feel entitled to free shit and refuse to pay even with their attention.