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> I just don't think it's right to have to pay. What makes you think it's right to be entitled to a free service? You don't want to pay. You don't want ads.

• deleted 4y ago
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• dendriti 4y ago
  Who said anything about "entitled"? Folks are ALL OVER this thread using emotionally-loaded language, because it's hard to argue for ads any other way.
  • arp242 4y ago
    I'm not argueing "for ads". The previous poster doesn't want ads, doesn't want to pay, okay, so then what? Offer an alternative please.
    • copirate 4y ago
      The people who want the content most could pay the content creators. These creators would pay for video hosting in the same way they already pay for their hardware and software. This way, you wouldn't have to pay (which is what the parent comment wants). But you would still have an incentive to pay, because if not enough people did, the content you liked might might not get made.
      • Brusco_RF 4y ago
        So in essence, someone else should pay. Just not me. Real solid plan
• mozman 4y ago
  I don't know if you knew YT around 2011 but the content was so much better. People posted out of passion, because there was no money. It was an intrinsic filtering to weed out profit seeking. I don't like the idea of creators getting paid, generally speaking. Information should be free. I don't see any difference between rent seeking and YT click bait regurgitating existing knowledge that's easily accessible