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I bet the parents and kid did not set out to become a YouTube phenomenon. It probably started when dad thought his daughter was cute helping mom bake so he pulled out the video recorder to capture some memories. In doing so he probably asked her to explain what she was doing so he could send it to the grandparents. The girl probably had a good time doing it and hammed it up just like lots of kids to. He likely posted it on youtube for them to watch and share with their friends. Sort of the modern day version of pictures in the wallet of the grand kids.
The girl probably though it was fun and got a lot of compliments from the family's friends and relatives. Then the younger sister wanted to join in so they made more videos. When posting there was a little box to click for ad revenue and the person posting (mom or dad) clicked it. Other people somehow found the videos. Maybe they became popular with other little kids or parents looking for craft ideas for their kids.
Sounds like a perfectly normal family to me and not one that is exploiting the kids to get some jazzed up show on youtube. I just watched one and it looked like it was done with a low budget recorder, normal lighting, normal sound and the girls were relaxed and hamming it up.
All of our work is worth what people will pay for it, whatever that might be. If that money were to come from taxpayers, that would be a problem. Instead, it's coming from advertisers who would have spent that money anyway.
That first sentence is one of the biggest lies we like to tell ourselves, it seems. The only way that could be true is if the participants in the transaction know and base their price on everything that is going into what they are buying and all consequences of their purchase, and all have access to that information. If even one participant has no reference of value, there is no possible way to determine a fair price.
This is a case in point. A person viewing these videos doesn't know what their view will contribute in revenue to the girl, to YouTube, to the advertisers, or to anyone. They likely aren't even aware a transaction is taking place over their actions. Most, if not all, don't even give a flying feather about the ads and view them as an annoyance. In effect, they are being used by the advertisers and by YouTube to generate this passive income for companies, where the producer of the content gets some kickbacks.
You can't compare it at all to someone say, paying for a loaf of bread or even a tulip. Value is being hugely distorted here, showing a corrupt and unsustainable economic system. That is what is upsetting.
That first sentence is one of the biggest lies we like to tell ourselves, it seems. The only way that could be true is if the participants in the transaction know and base their price on everything that is going into what they are buying and all consequences of their purchase, and all have access to that information. If even one participant has no reference of value, there is no possible way to determine a fair price.
This is a case in point. A person viewing these videos doesn't know what their view will contribute in revenue to the girl, to YouTube, to the advertisers, or to anyone. They likely aren't even aware a transaction is taking place over their actions. Most, if not all, don't even give a flying feather about the ads and view them as an annoyance. In effect, they are being used by the advertisers and by YouTube to generate this passive income for companies, where the producer of the content gets some kickbacks.
You can't compare it at all to someone say, paying for a loaf of bread or even a tulip. Value is being hugely distorted here, showing a corrupt and unsustainable economic system. That is what is upsetting.
You're upset that people are being paid for ads? Obviously, you know when you watch the "free" videos that the ads are there for a reason. I think it's great that the people who post the videos are getting some of the ad money rather than it all going to Youtube.
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