But not all the time, right? These guys aren't a charity and I respect them for charging for their work. This is something that all creatives should be getting behind, as currently it's a race to the bottom. You have people who have just picked up a camera for the first time, can't tell their arse from their elbow, offering free work to every outlet going. This causes those who have spent years learning their craft to either shut up shop, or cut their rates until it's not financially viable anymore. In the end, we will all suffer when all that we are offered in the media is pure crap.
FWIW, I've no problem with someone not subscribing because they don't feel the quality / quantity of content is there at the moment. That's a completely justifiable complaint. But people who are happy to download it from the internet and brag about not paying for it, can go eat shit.
Great post. And you never downloaded a movie, song, cracked a program or game or anything like that and didn't pay to the artist/developer/whatever. You're eating shit with the rest of us.
I've paid for things i hold to be cool, awesome, important, close to my heart or for whatever reason. I bought their t-shirts to support them while back, gave feedback etc when i didnt have to. But youtube is a free service to upload for those who have something to show. Its a community of enthusiasts, or it was. Now people live off it by just filming themselves every day. In my mind, youtube money is a bonus for your work, not your main drive (no pun intended). Forcing people to pay for something is always gonna end badly.
I don't mind supporting them, or anything for that matter, its just the way they did it. I posted many times on their vids about it, got no response. Even if I want to pay for it, i cant cause i live where i live. So just because youtube doesn't like my money, i should not watch them anymore?
