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Unless they're getting paid directly, like through something like Nebula or their own service like a Dropout or Viva sort of thing, why wouldn't they want their views to be somewhere that drives more meaningful numbers? Peertube isn't going to bring them new users, and from what I've seen a lot of what's on peertube seems to just be unauthorized reposts that pull away views.
Like, if I enjoy a creator who's on YouTube, I'm not going to watch their stuff somewhere that doesn't give them any meaningful recognition. Something like Patreon is great, but driving up their numbers on Peertube isn't going to bring them to a wider audience the way driving up their engagement on YouTube would, and those numbers bring more people to their Patreon.