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Google is testing a new way to make YouTube worse (gizmodo.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If we get to a point where adds can no longer be reliably blocked I'll quit YouTube. Life is too short to be wasted on adds.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's the point. You cost them money, because streaming is really expensive and skipping or blocking ads doesn't make money.

The moment I was presented with an ad-blocker notification by YouTube, I subscribed to Premium. I won't watch ads. If it gets too expensive I'll quit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You bought Premium? Lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a service / product I value at a certain amount. That sounds like a bad thing?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In many ways, yes absolutely. By being a mindless consumer "just buying a product", you leave it up to the balancing of the economy to determine if that is a wise decision or not.

Last I checked, giving a rich person even more money is always a stupid move.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a mindless consumer (aka sheeple) for making a decision someone else doesn't approve of.

The alternatives to YouTube Premium are

  • Ads: won't happen

  • Ad-Block: won't work (anymore)

  • no YouTube: there are no great free or cheaper alternatives

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

The end of YouTube would not be a terrible outcome. Instead of a worldwide monopoly on DIY video, new and perhaps less evil options would have a chance.