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For me the key is WebMonetization, if it will partially replace the advertising on the Web there are more chances that casual users will stream microdonations to PeerTube content creators automatically while watching their videos.
Coil's implementation of WebMonetization already let its users support Twitch channels with microdonations. Imagine if at a certain point YouTube supports ad-free version of its videos if the user is streaming microdonations with WebMonetizarion. And most other premium Web services do the same, for example newspapers. At that point the WebMonetization userbase would be so huge that PeerTube instances can be supported by most of their visitors.
shshhh don't let youtube know. they might realize that decision is a trap.