

They won’t take their percentage on the sales, and leave them to the artist
Touhoppai founder, a touhou-oriented doujin group focusing on French adaptations.


They won’t take their percentage on the sales, and leave them to the artist
Probably user active during the past 6 months (posting, commenting, …) vs user active during the past month


It was my understanding from years ago. If it changed in between, I stand corrected.


Actually, it seems like engagement is through any kind of interaction, commenting, upvoting, even downvoting, are used to boost a video visibility, because, as you say, their ultimate goal is maximizing money from ads.
OP is right to support creators via comments.
Note also that YouTube has automatic filters for comments, which will remain visible for its author only, but the creator can also shadowban someone from their channel.
¿Por qué no los dos?