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[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

It's still the highest value streaming service out there and worth even more than that. Atleast for me it is. I still wont pay for as long as adblocker works but when they inevitably prevent me from using it, I'll subscribe. I have zero moral arguments for why I should be getting this all for free. YouTube essentially is the internet for me.

[-] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

No good reason to support a monopoly. Sure, I know we can't help some monopolies (grocery stores, internet service, etc.), but this is an entertainment thing.

There are unlimited ways to be entertained nowadays and YouTube is not a necessity. Let's see how well YouTube gets by if we all stop watching for fun, and instead only watch when we have to, such as when we're trying to learn how to fix a car the one time a year we need it.

[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

So much content on YouTube are just commercials. Makeup tutorial? Infomercial for makeup. Game streaming? Commercial to buy said game. Painting lessons? You guessed it: commercials for art supplies and specific brands. Very, very little content isn't sponsored and is the creator just shitposting.

Now, I happen to like some of these commercials that are also tutorials, product reviews, etc. but I sure as shit am not paying YouTube for the privilege.

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