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You're trading your attention for entertainment you don't otherwise have to pay for.

anon7000 1y ago
Not true, cable TV runs ads and costs money. Many sports channels cost money in a cable package and still have ads. The *paid* Netflix plans have ads now. It’s pretty clear that companies can’t stop salivating over how lucrative ads are, and will continue to shove ads down our throats inside of paid products as long as we live.
- PurestGuava 1y ago
  OK, but we're very specifically discussing YouTube here, which as discussed, you don't have to pay for; but if you do, you don't see ads.
  - agent327 1y ago
    ...for now. But I do wonder how well this statement will age.
    - carlosjobim 1y ago
      All of the people commenting on this thread will be dead and buried one day. That's how well all of this will age.
      - agent327 1y ago
        Society used to have the wisdom to plant trees for its children to sit under. On the whole I think I like that attitude a lot better than this "apres moi, le deluge" thinking we see so much of now.
  - sokoloff 1y ago
    If you do, you don’t see pre-roll and mid-roll ads. You still see embedded ads, sponsor mentions, “all the tools we used are linked below”, etc.
    - vntok 1y ago
      That's on the video creator, not YouTube. Just tell them to stop or you won't watch their videos anymore.
  - DeusExMachina 1y ago
    Except, you do. https://www.howtogeek.com/more-ads-are-coming-to-youtube-premium-lite/ https://www.howtogeek.com/more-ads-are-coming-to-youtube-pre...
    - Workaccount2 1y ago
      Clearly they are referring to the ad-free plan, not the cheaper ad-subsidized plan.
- Workaccount2 1y ago
  Ad subsidized is not the same as ad free. Many hybrid products/services exist to lower costs by taking on some ads. The low tier Netflix plans and $200 smart TVs are examples of this. Sports TV is just a monopolist scam though.
owisd 1y ago
You do in the end because you're buying the products that are funding the ads.
account42 1y ago
Would we have to pay for the cat videos and other things people currently share on youtube because it's the dominant platform. The creators of these are generally not paid.

Not true, cable TV runs ads and costs money. Many sports channels cost money in a cable package and still have ads. The *paid* Netflix plans have ads now. It’s pretty clear that companies can’t stop salivating over how lucrative ads are, and will continue to shove ads down our throats inside of paid products as long as we live.

PurestGuava 1y ago
OK, but we're very specifically discussing YouTube here, which as discussed, you don't have to pay for; but if you do, you don't see ads.
- agent327 1y ago
  ...for now. But I do wonder how well this statement will age.
  - carlosjobim 1y ago
    All of the people commenting on this thread will be dead and buried one day. That's how well all of this will age.
    - agent327 1y ago
      Society used to have the wisdom to plant trees for its children to sit under. On the whole I think I like that attitude a lot better than this "apres moi, le deluge" thinking we see so much of now.
- sokoloff 1y ago
  If you do, you don’t see pre-roll and mid-roll ads. You still see embedded ads, sponsor mentions, “all the tools we used are linked below”, etc.
  - vntok 1y ago
    That's on the video creator, not YouTube. Just tell them to stop or you won't watch their videos anymore.
- DeusExMachina 1y ago
  Except, you do. https://www.howtogeek.com/more-ads-are-coming-to-youtube-premium-lite/ https://www.howtogeek.com/more-ads-are-coming-to-youtube-pre...
  - Workaccount2 1y ago
    Clearly they are referring to the ad-free plan, not the cheaper ad-subsidized plan.
Workaccount2 1y ago
Ad subsidized is not the same as ad free. Many hybrid products/services exist to lower costs by taking on some ads. The low tier Netflix plans and $200 smart TVs are examples of this. Sports TV is just a monopolist scam though.

owisd 1y ago

You do in the end because you're buying the products that are funding the ads.

account42 1y ago

Would we have to pay for the cat videos and other things people currently share on youtube because it's the dominant platform. The creators of these are generally not paid.