RE: FINALLY It Happened (YouTube Monetized)
While this is true it's really no different than any other third party platform.
Why should I spend time on Steemit because BernieSanders or Cheetah could not like something I say and make sure I can't earn anything?
Why should I create an ebay account because eBay could ban me?
Why should I setup an Amazon account to sell because they could ban me?
Anytime your in bed with a third party platform this is a risk. this is why you never want to have all your eggs in one basket and this is why you always use these platforms and don't allow yourself to be used by them. If you start a youtube channel start using it to drive people to other social profiles or even better a website or blog you own and control. This is why I tell people never start an amazon fba business. You can start a business that uses amazon fba as a sales channel but never start a business solely that relies on amazon.
If your creating content for Steemit there's almost no downside to also cross posting that content on Youtube. If it winds up taking off you have another revenue strema and another audience, if it doesn't you've invested a very minimal amount of time ie just as long as i takes you to upload content you were already creating anyways.
I agree completely with what you say.
I advocate that content creators start by creating their own web sites. Once you have a site, you can usually get ads from affiliate networks.
Content creator should use the social media sites to build traffic to their site.
If you have a site, you should stop being link stingy and put links to other independent sites that you support.
As for youtube; you can embed their videos on your web site and monetize the views that come through your site with your personal ads.
People are foolish to invest too much into any single social media site.