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Yes, it is cynical to see only this side of the coin. What about passionate creators who use advertising as a means to finance their vocation? What about the w

Yes, it is cynical to see only this side of the coin. What about passionate creators who use advertising as a means to finance their vocation? What about the wide informational and educational value of media?

matheusmoreira 5y ago
> What about passionate creators who use advertising as a means to finance their vocation? They need to find new business models. > What about the wide informational and educational value of media? It's great but also a relatively tiny minority of all content. A niche really. And even those tend have ads.
- mensetmanusman 5y ago
  How would a new business or bakery survive if no one knew they existed? Telling people you exist is advertisement.
  - matheusmoreira 5y ago
    Word of mouth. When some new business opens, people notice and tell their friends. Also, sometimes people will ask to be advertised to. When I enter a store, I'm looking to buy stuff so go ahead and show me the stuff. I don't actually think of these as advertising at all. One is friends telling me about cool stuff while the other is the business doing what I explicitly asked of them. The problems start when people start trying to sell my attention to the highest bidder. That's unacceptable. My attention is not theirs to sell. Not once did I consent to having information forcibly injected into my mind. I will resist it to the bitter end no matter the consequences.
- The_Colonel 5y ago
  > They need to find new business models. Not if it works for both sides. > It's great but also a relatively tiny minority of all content. A niche really. And even those tend have ads. I disagree. And even if it was true, why do you care? I mean, I watch almost only this kind of videos on YouTube - documentaries, education (learning German ATM), infotainment and there's a huge amount of it. Niche or not, there is still more than enough quality content to watch 24h/day.

matheusmoreira 5y ago

> What about passionate creators who use advertising as a means to finance their vocation? They need to find new business models. > What about the wide informational and educational value of media? It's great but also a relatively tiny minority of all content. A niche really. And even those tend have ads.

mensetmanusman 5y ago
How would a new business or bakery survive if no one knew they existed? Telling people you exist is advertisement.
- matheusmoreira 5y ago
  Word of mouth. When some new business opens, people notice and tell their friends. Also, sometimes people will ask to be advertised to. When I enter a store, I'm looking to buy stuff so go ahead and show me the stuff. I don't actually think of these as advertising at all. One is friends telling me about cool stuff while the other is the business doing what I explicitly asked of them. The problems start when people start trying to sell my attention to the highest bidder. That's unacceptable. My attention is not theirs to sell. Not once did I consent to having information forcibly injected into my mind. I will resist it to the bitter end no matter the consequences.
The_Colonel 5y ago
> They need to find new business models. Not if it works for both sides. > It's great but also a relatively tiny minority of all content. A niche really. And even those tend have ads. I disagree. And even if it was true, why do you care? I mean, I watch almost only this kind of videos on YouTube - documentaries, education (learning German ATM), infotainment and there's a huge amount of it. Niche or not, there is still more than enough quality content to watch 24h/day.