you already know my thoughts on all this regarding YouTube when we gave up on it in 2011. sad, but frankly, I'm still amazed others managed to survive as long as they have. I think patreon's really what "saved the day" for YouTubers, though that option didn't exist 'til mid-2013 (even later if you consider the time it took for it to gain traction).

between patreon + steemit, YouTubers may finally be on their way to finding the "alternative" they've been looking for.