last week: "I'm not in it for the money, I just enjoy making videos!"
this week: "OMG THEY'RE DEMONETIZING MY CHANNEL! GIMME MONEY OR I'M QUITTING YOUTUBE FOREVER!!!!!"
I swear, absolutely everyone I know who's affected by this, who always claimed they're "not in it for the money" is now reacting this way. Even people who upload like 4 videos a year and barely made enough money in total for a meal at a mediocre restaurant.
YouTube was never about making money, it was for average people to share videos on the internet. The partnership program ruined the essence of YouTube.
In fact, when the partnership program was first created, the requirements were a LOT more strict than they are now. They should be happy that YouTube didn't return to the original system.