It seems like a universal basic income would address this "unfortunate side requirement" better than somehow making all youtubers get paid enough to make rent. This would let people take the risk of doing content creation, either they get lucky and make a lot of money or they can indefinitely subsist on UBI. In the end society wins (in my opinion) by getting lots of people doing stuff they are interested in.
The proposals for UBI have always seemed like a replacement of welfare where it’s a survivable amount of money but not ideal, so you are encouraged to find well paying work but can afford to take time off to train or find something new.
The thing is, we don’t need to encourage people to become content creators because we already have more than enough content being created and any more would mostly be a waste.
The good thing about capitalist markets is they are able to prioritise things that are in need reasonably well. Once that need is met, prices move to stabilise that balance.
I’m all for the ubi to replace welfare but I don’t think it will do wonders for creative people who will never turn it in to a higher paying job.
