In fact, the current CEO of Unity (One of the most popular game engine) said that anyone who's not baking monetization into their games right from the start is "f*king idiot".
>and using a competitor is suicide because your content will never get any traction
You can post on multiple platforms, you know. Content creators aren't stupid. They post on whichever platform is buzzing. It's their day job and the most popular ones know what they are doing than any of us.
Because it measures all the goods and services produced in a country over the course of an year.
I know of a way to inflate it as much you want, but I don't think I will ever be in a position to use it.