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Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users (www.theregister.com)
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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Honestly: I'd rather pay for YT and pirate Netflix.
The amount of Entertainment I get from YT exceeds the scale of Netflix and I use it daily at 2-3h per day.

And while yes, it's free, I can also support the creators with a better click price than a regular click.
Is it a better solution then the respective patreon/whatever? Nope
Do I want to pay 5€/month or video each time? Fuck no. I am not king Midas.

[–] wishthane@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Yup, that's how I see it too. I don't like seeing ads, the creators do at least get more money, and the actual value I get out of YouTube is pretty high

[–] FehrIsFair@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Not to mention not every creator will have a patreon anyway so this covers that scenario as well.