Yeah I agree,
It was so frustrating for me seeing the quality degrade on YouTube from 2015 and onward. I already then started to look for solutions. Steemit summoned the next year. It's such a mess on all the other platforms right now since the lack of relationships and how it's extremely 1 sided communication.
Cash needs to flow from real companies pockets to pay for things. So much management and rules and stuff that slows the whole process down. Companies operate from a scarcity mindset. They have no real liquidity. To make a decision 10 people needs to be involved. Fees. Mess. Ugh. The power structure is completely lacking also on YouTube for building something more balanced and stable. I really got all my dreams come true with the Steem Blockchain. It's really too good to be true and that this is only a Beta... That something this amazing could come out a few years later is absolutely amazing.
But how do you work (youre basically working for youtube) with a company that gives little to no feedback to creators, makes changes without consulting with those that attract viewers, makes decisions and acts in a way that promote or hides creators they favor or do not favor.....
Its very odd. If a "normal" company had so much bias towards certain worldviews and acted in a way that favors one employee over the other you would have lawsuits.
And youtube isnt just a platform. When you introduce corporate structure, a corporate philosophy you become a company. Youtube isnt just a place where you put your videos up.
Yes you are right. I felt so trapped.