You're presuming people are paying attention to everything all of the time, which they don't. Humans need that extra level of redundancy to mitigate our own shortcomings. Also, we look twice right as well! Once while standing still, the second time instinctively when you're already crossing in case something changed. Would you be required to do this 100% of the time? Probably not, but learning from a young age you can't trust one look is good practice in more ways than one.
Them being sponsored is not the issue here, contrary to popular belief, you can actually be sponsored AND unbiased. But listen to many different creators and you'll notice a trend in burnout, chasing the next viral video, having to meet deadlines for sponsors, etc. All these things can and will deteriorate the viewing experience.
I follow plenty of creators, doing so full-time and only with the support of their fans, it's a well thought out, proven system and it works. Almost all of them started before any monetisation was possible as well. It's amazing how something like that is even possible.
All that being said, there's a definite decline in passion and drive across the board. I still enjoy all the new produced content, but in the same way I enjoy a movie or TV show. Much less in a "we're a community of like minded people" kind of way.
LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER is honestly one of the best channels I've found this year, the guy's energy is amazing, and the journey of his organ is definitely worth watching. I'll check out the other channels for sure!
He's absolutely the best spokesperson for right to repair. Very knowledgeable and no-bullshit approach. Although I find he's becoming very complainy lately, not that there's not enough to complain about lmao, but sometimes I'm not in the mood for 15 min of heated ranting.
You're presuming people are paying attention to everything all of the time, which they don't. Humans need that extra level of redundancy to mitigate our own shortcomings. Also, we look twice right as well! Once while standing still, the second time instinctively when you're already crossing in case something changed. Would you be required to do this 100% of the time? Probably not, but learning from a young age you can't trust one look is good practice in more ways than one.