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0 pointsblibble2mo ago0 comments

or install ublock origin and keep your money and the time!

while depriving google of revenue AND costing them money

win, win, win and WIN

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Also decreasing the likelihood of content that you like watching gets made? The creator is being paid from that ad revenue too.

blibbleOP2mo ago

if my viewing actively cost the video creators money from me watching I'd probably feel guilty and stop

but this isn't the case, I'm completely cost neutral to them

but it does directly cost Google money... and I'm perfectly fine with that

Aerroon2mo ago

I'm not making a moral judgement here. I'm talking about sending a signal that this type of content is valuable to make, leading to more content of that type being made.

olyjohn2mo ago

Or maybe they will move to a platform that respects them. Gotta start somewhere.

Aerroon2mo ago

They're on YouTube because it's the platform that gives them the greatest chance of success. What other popular video platforms do you know that give you 55% of the ad revenue?

gwbas1c2mo ago

I watch YouTube on many devices through the app. At the time, I was using YouTube music.

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Aerroon2mo ago

Also decreasing the likelihood of content that you like watching gets made? The creator is being paid from that ad revenue too.

blibbleOP2mo ago

if my viewing actively cost the video creators money from me watching I'd probably feel guilty and stop

but this isn't the case, I'm completely cost neutral to them

but it does directly cost Google money... and I'm perfectly fine with that

Aerroon2mo ago

I'm not making a moral judgement here. I'm talking about sending a signal that this type of content is valuable to make, leading to more content of that type being made.

olyjohn2mo ago

Or maybe they will move to a platform that respects them. Gotta start somewhere.

Aerroon2mo ago

They're on YouTube because it's the platform that gives them the greatest chance of success. What other popular video platforms do you know that give you 55% of the ad revenue?

gwbas1c2mo ago

I watch YouTube on many devices through the app. At the time, I was using YouTube music.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse