Join LTT on YT, or join Floatplane?

[AvMaverick]

Linus Tech Tips can be 'Join'-ed on YT, but also, if i join through floatplane, it's LMG/LTT who benefit from it. So, if I can put my money only once and on just one platform, Floatplane or YT?

[Spotty]

Floatplane. You get early access and the comment section is better.

[Fatih19]

Floatplane. Why go through a middleman?

[Rybo]

2 minutes ago, Fatih19 said:

Floatplane. Why go through a middleman?

Because the middleman provides a staggering amount of value.  

I do hate that YouTube takes some huge percentage of membership fees, but whenever I stop and think about it rationally, they've earned every dollar they can get people to voluntarily give them.  YMMV, though.  I know YouTube is doing some really raunchy things to its creators lately, so I'm not about to throw shade at people who don't want to give them any money.  

[marcgii]

1 hour ago, Rybo said:

Because the middleman provides a staggering amount of value.

I'd recommend anyone just signon for YT premium if they feel that.  It is actually a good value if you also use YT Music

 

I didn't realize LTT had the premium subscriber option on YT.  Are there any benefits for joining on YT?

[AndrzejL]

Floatplane.

 

YouTube takes 30% of the money. Floatplane money goes to Floatplane and the creator.

 

Cheers.

 

Andrzej

[AvMaverick]

1 hour ago, AndrzejL said:

YouTube takes 30% of the money. Floatplane money goes to Floatplane and the creator.

Pretty good that Floatplane is owned by LMG.

[AndrzejL]

20 minutes ago, AvMaverick said:

Pretty good that Floatplane is owned by LMG.

Agreed 

 

Cheers

 

Andrzej

[itswillum]

Floatplane also has better video and audio quality, and a discord role that you can flex if you care about that sort of thing.

[Lord Vile]

4 hours ago, AvMaverick said:

Linus Tech Tips can be 'Join'-ed on YT, but also, if i join through floatplane, it's LMG/LTT who benefit from it. So, if I can put my money only once and on just one platform, Floatplane or YT?

Both are terrible value 

[itswillum]

20 hours ago, Lord Vile said:

Both are terrible value 

I guess you could think of it more as giving to a charity, but you get some benefits. 

[Lord Vile]

2 hours ago, itswillum said:

I guess you could think of it more as giving to a charity, but you get some benefits. 

No you're giving it to a business who wants to make money not give it to a charity who try to help a cause. LMG is a company that wants to make profit and that's all you're money is going to.  

[eeeee1]

instead of paying directly, just watch ltt videos on youtube without adblocker. and you could use the amazon affiliate links if it doesnt charge you extra.