True regarding the people not making videos in popular subjects, they probably will never get the YouTube bucks.
However I guess my point isn't how easy it is to make money on YouTube compared to 3Speak/Hive, it is that whilst you haven't made a cent from YT yet, if your channel does grow to a point where it makes a few hundred or even low thousands on a video, the chances are those old videos with 4 views will suddenly start earning money as people who like you search for more of your content.
So each video you put has the chance to earn for as long as it's on the site, whereas we have a slim 7 day window and no residual income.
Cg
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