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Candidly? 1. These corporations are so user-hostile, hypocritical, and scummy that I derive a small bit of enjoyment from the pennies I cost them when I pirat

by nvy 3y ago

Candidly? 1. These corporations are so user-hostile, hypocritical, and scummy that I derive a small bit of enjoyment from the pennies I cost them when I pirate their stuff. 2. The overwhelming majority of content on youtube isn't worth paying $15/mo for. I grew up in the 90s when "Information wants to be free" and "fuck corporations" were still part of the mainstream zeitgeist, and I guess I still carry a bit of that with me today.

cykros 3y ago
Especially with their censorship campaigns underway. How many got demonetized or blocked for suggesting COVID may have been a lab leak, right on up until Jon Stewart said the same thing on Colbert's show? How many had the same situation over vaccines with myocarditis, right on up until (and maybe since even) Pfizer released data about the incidence of it as a side effect? And how many videos have been actively taken down that dare to tell the truth about what's going on in Gaza? We KNOW Google takes its marching orders from the 3 letter agencies, thanks to Ed Snowden. Why anyone would shed a tear for them losing ad revenue is beyond me. Do I wish the creators would move to Rumble? Yes, and many for whom it is a sensitive matter do, actively. In the meantime though, I'm not going to stop watching; I'll just keep blocking, because no matter how much they want to persist in this little game, they're never going to whack more than 90% of the moles.
- nvy 3y ago
  I'd never heard of Rumble, so I googled it (how ironic!) and the results page included a sublink of whatever is trending, which was a video called "The Commie Left Is Melting Down (Ep. 2121)" So yeah, no thanks, I'm not interested in your alt-right echo chamber.
JAlexoid 3y ago
Who's stuff are you pirating off YouTube? I post my own videos on YouTube, so I'm pretty sure that you're not pirating anything owned by Google when you screw individual creators. Now tell me how noble you are, when you do everything in your power to reduce income from ads for these "fatcats"(Like the evil ServeTheHome or Stumpy Nubs Woodworking)
- nvy 3y ago
  >Who's stuff are you pirating off YouTube? Well, the way Google sees it (and other media companies) I'm pirating because I'm not watching ads. >I post my own videos on YouTube Me too, or at least I used to several years ago. I don't monetize my videos, though. I'm not a "youtuber", just a guy who posted some videos for il2 sturmovik. >Now tell me how noble you are You're pretty high up on that horse there, pal. I never claimed to be noble, I just don't like Google.

by nvy 3y ago

cykros 3y ago

Especially with their censorship campaigns underway. How many got demonetized or blocked for suggesting COVID may have been a lab leak, right on up until Jon Stewart said the same thing on Colbert's show? How many had the same situation over vaccines with myocarditis, right on up until (and maybe since even) Pfizer released data about the incidence of it as a side effect? And how many videos have been actively taken down that dare to tell the truth about what's going on in Gaza? We KNOW Google takes its marching orders from the 3 letter agencies, thanks to Ed Snowden. Why anyone would shed a tear for them losing ad revenue is beyond me. Do I wish the creators would move to Rumble? Yes, and many for whom it is a sensitive matter do, actively. In the meantime though, I'm not going to stop watching; I'll just keep blocking, because no matter how much they want to persist in this little game, they're never going to whack more than 90% of the moles.

nvy 3y ago
I'd never heard of Rumble, so I googled it (how ironic!) and the results page included a sublink of whatever is trending, which was a video called "The Commie Left Is Melting Down (Ep. 2121)" So yeah, no thanks, I'm not interested in your alt-right echo chamber.

JAlexoid 3y ago

Who's stuff are you pirating off YouTube? I post my own videos on YouTube, so I'm pretty sure that you're not pirating anything owned by Google when you screw individual creators. Now tell me how noble you are, when you do everything in your power to reduce income from ads for these "fatcats"(Like the evil ServeTheHome or Stumpy Nubs Woodworking)

nvy 3y ago
>Who's stuff are you pirating off YouTube? Well, the way Google sees it (and other media companies) I'm pirating because I'm not watching ads. >I post my own videos on YouTube Me too, or at least I used to several years ago. I don't monetize my videos, though. I'm not a "youtuber", just a guy who posted some videos for il2 sturmovik. >Now tell me how noble you are You're pretty high up on that horse there, pal. I never claimed to be noble, I just don't like Google.