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> You are inherently freeloading off of everyone that does pay for Premium or watches ads. You seem to be assuming that watching ads would reduce the number of
by chriswarbo 3y ago
> You are inherently freeloading off of everyone that does pay for Premium or watches ads.
You seem to be assuming that watching ads would reduce the number of them, or reduce the price of Premium. All evidence is to the contrary (e.g. the presence of ads on pay-for TV, like cable)
- judge2020 3y agoIt wouldn't reduce the rate of ads or price of premium, but if everyone ran an ad blocker and didn't pay for Premium, YouTube would either shut down or make the uploaders pay per watch or per GB served, perhaps, leading to a worse experience.
- AlexandrB 3y agoWould that lead to a worse experience? It would certainly cut down on spammy, AI generated content. I already fund many of the creators I watch through Patreon or other means so I suspect it wouldn't change much for me.
- convalescindrey 3y agoYeah, my 9-year-old grandson could not upload his hillarious videos about dinosaurs anymore. Please explain to him that he can open some Patreon to support his Youtube fees instead.
- squirtlebonflow 3y agoI doubt it. The data they collect alone is worth more than the storage and server costs.