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Google is testing a new way to make YouTube worse
(gizmodo.com)
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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.
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.
True, we can't let the trillionaires miss out on revenue streams. Super yachts don't pay for themselves, plus shareholders have bills too.
I apologise for my rude comment. Have a nice day.
I get your point, we need to tax these assholes to hell and back. Wealth inequality is one of the biggest global social issues of the time.
But that does not change that YouTube is barely profitable, and will be eventually shut down if it's not at least somewhat financially viable. It's a private endeavor. That's just how that works. If we want that service to stick around, someone will have to pay for it. I'm open to suggestions of funding a public alternative, but YouTube as a business needs funding, whether we like it or not.
Why are you seemingly so bothered by this?
Ever get a sore tongue from all that bootlicking bud?
You bought Premium? Lol
It's a service / product I value at a certain amount. That sounds like a bad thing?
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.
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
"I'm not a mindless consumer! I just said I'll pay for something I don't have to, to a corporation that doesn't need the money, that's all!"
Where do I get the same content where the creators get paid too?
I can currently choose between other paid services or systems that circumvent any gratification for the artists.
Patreon, Odyssey, substack. I'm sure there's more, tbh
I've never used Patreon so maybe I don't get it right but:
Not every Youtube channel has a Patreon, and even then I'd have to pledge every single one that does which would ruin me.
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.
There are many other ways of making money for someone like me. Make good merch. Make an actually good platform i would like to invest in instead of the garbage platform its becoming. Make it possible to pay directly to channels i watch (and take a small cut) make the platform more open so people can contribute to the function of the playform with great addons and optimizations. Make adds that are not intrusive to the content. Make the creators actually control the adds so it's up to the creators when, where, what and how much adds should be shown (like in the old days) ... I could continue, but I do not have any sympathy for a monopoly platform that YouTube has become.