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I understand that Youtube is in control of how it chooses to monetize its platform, how many ads it shows, and how annoying it makes its sales pitch for Premium
by karaterobot 4y ago
I understand that Youtube is in control of how it chooses to monetize its platform, how many ads it shows, and how annoying it makes its sales pitch for Premium. I am in control of how I react to that: so far, it's been to not pay them anything, and install ad blockers to prevent seeing as many commercials as possible. They provide a useful service, and as a freeloader I try not to pay for the service.
But, I don't feel entitled not to pay for the service. I don't get mad at them for trying to show me ads that I try not to watch. And if one day they decide to stop me from skirting their rules, I'll have to choose what to do next.
- ryandrake 4y agoThe battle over online content has always been a battle of dual entitlement: People who think they're entitled to getting content for free and people who think they're entitled to getting paid for content they publish. It's OK that both can be wrong.