Rekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoYouTube takes over the living room: Viewers stream over a billion hours a daywww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down110
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkYouTube takes over the living room: Viewers stream over a billion hours a daywww.techspot.comRekall Incorporated@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarezephorah@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·6 days agoBecause you can block ads. I don’t want to watch anything with ads, my free time is worth more than that.
minus-squareRekall Incorporated@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·6 days agoThe thing is if, you couldn’t block ads on YT, I would probably get premium, there is no way I am watching their ads. Note, I do subscribe to multiple “indie” content creators that I enjoy, but I am not watching ads on YT (or anywhere else).
minus-squarezerozaku@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoI would never pay to a service that is privacy intrusive.
minus-squarezephorah@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThe more we sub, the more they’ll make everything a sub. They’re eating your wallet with this crap.
minus-squareRekall Incorporated@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI actually don’t mind the subscription model for content creators. I just wish Google (or any platform owner) would get a smaller cut due to a more competitive environment.
Because you can block ads. I don’t want to watch anything with ads, my free time is worth more than that.
The thing is if, you couldn’t block ads on YT, I would probably get premium, there is no way I am watching their ads.
Note, I do subscribe to multiple “indie” content creators that I enjoy, but I am not watching ads on YT (or anywhere else).
I would never pay to a service that is privacy intrusive.
The more we sub, the more they’ll make everything a sub. They’re eating your wallet with this crap.
I actually don’t mind the subscription model for content creators. I just wish Google (or any platform owner) would get a smaller cut due to a more competitive environment.