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[-] smeg@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago

It got big when there were no ads and nobody got paid. People made stuff for shits and giggles, and Google had infinite budget to just fund things. Then everything started to change a decade or so ago and now we've got this Like&Subscribe corponet situation everywhere.

[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

This is true but I blame the economy for squeezing people into needing to monetize what used to be harmless, fun hobbies.

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