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Why? Does Google need to be making a higher profit than it already does? Does YouTube deserve the extra money? For what reason should we pay?
by Thorentis 3y ago
Why? Does Google need to be making a higher profit than it already does? Does YouTube deserve the extra money? For what reason should we pay?
- Gigachad 3y agoWhy does it need to be justified? It’s their product and they are entitled to block ad blockers. Either watch ads, buy the subscription, or stop using YouTube.
- SerChudTheThird 3y ago[dead]
- jamilton 3y agoThey're allowed to block ad blockers and people are allowed to circumvent those blocks.
- climb_stealth 3y agoAre they actually making money off youtube? I almost doubt it. In any case I feel it might help to work against the shittification of the internet. Or maybe it doesn't, but at least it feels right.
- bagacrap 3y agoIf you are watching YouTube then yes, it is a useful service that has some monetary value.
- Dylan16807 3y ago> If you are watching YouTube then yes, it is a useful service that has some monetary value. Huh? They asked if it deserves more money. Not if it deserves money.
- bagacrap 3y agoWell, yes it clearly deserves a little more money each time it renders a valuable service at nonzero operational cost. Duh.
- Dylan16807 3y agoPlease look at the earlier comment again. "More" here is a synonym for higher profit. More money per view.
- bagacrap 3y agoBut the context of this discussion is whether you should be allowed to watch YouTube without any ads. So that's a baseline of zero money per view.
- Dylan16807 3y agoI think they're averaging over all viewers. But also even for one individual that allowed ads, youtube premium is a huge increase to how much money youtube gets.
- m681 3y agoNeed? No, not particularly. Deserve? Yes, they are providing a service.
- Thorentis 3y agoThey already make a profit from the service. I'm asking why I should provide them more than what they're already making. I believe their profit already gives them as much as they deserve for the service they render to society.
- mda 3y agoContent creators get paid as well, but I don't think you care about that either. You just want to have the cake and eat it I guess, which is fine as well.
- Thorentis 3y agoI do care about that! But YouTube, the one profiting from those creators, should be the one paying creators more, from their already very high profits. Not me.