>You think it's cheap to host the content YouTube does? These discussions always include bad-faith arguments about offsetting costs. The purpose of ads on web

>You think it's cheap to host the content YouTube does? These discussions always include bad-faith arguments about offsetting costs. The purpose of ads on websites like YouTube is not just to offset costs, it is to maximize profits. The distinction is important; it means Google doesn't stop showing you ads once they've paid their bills, so please stop framing it this way. They will show you as many ads as they can before it starts to hurt their bottom line. They are not serving videos to be nice.