6 ms·

YouTube is riding a bicycle. YouTube sticks a rod into its wheel spoke while moving. YouTube blames Ad Blockers.

by egberts1 3y ago

TomK32 3y ago
is there a tiktok of this?
- bheadmaster 3y ago
  What's a tiktok?
  - StevenXC 3y ago
    It's kind of like a Vine.
    - deleted 3y ago
      [deleted]
    - bheadmaster 3y ago
      So it's some sort of Windows Emulator?
      - mionhe 3y ago
        Vine is not an emulator
      - deleted 3y ago
        [deleted]
      - ghkbrew 3y ago
        Don't be ridiculous, Vine Is Not an Emulator
        trash_cat 3y ago
        Actually, it´s a compatibility layer...
    - literalAardvark 3y ago
      So it's a video version of bash.org?
    - egberts1 3y ago
      VINE "I"s "N"ot "E"mulator.
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
Workaccount2 3y ago
You got the analogy backwards: Youtube is riding a bicycle. Youtube gets sick of the sticks getting caught up in its wheels. Youtube removes the sticks. If you adblock youtube, you just cost them money. Dead weight. How can people be so confused about how youtube works? It's a platform to sell ad-space to advertisers. If you are not viewing ads (or paying premium) you are just a stick in the wheels of the platform. Its like sneaking into the backdoor of a buffet, eating for free, then telling the place they are going to fail when they lock the door. Even worse, you didn't even know you were using the backdoor, you thought it was the front.
- lxgr 3y ago
  If we’re really doing analogies: Youtube is a bit more like living in a small town that has a few buffets, but 90% of dishes (especially the more niche cuisines you really like) are only available at a single one. That buffet frustratingly does not just accept payment per meal – you get a choice between either paying for a monthly subscription that also includes access to a fancy gym and is accordingly quite expensive (and you might already have another gym subscription you like!), or you can eat for free, but the waiters force you to watch several videos of their pets and children between each course.
  - Workaccount2 3y ago
    But the industry standard for content delivery is a monthly sub. Sure I'd love it if every content provider offered an ala carte option. But that's an industry wide complaint, not specific to youtube.
    - lxgr 3y ago
      Yes, but not bundled with a music subscription, the market value of which is something like $10-$11/month. That would be more than half of the Youtube subscription fee, and many people have an existing music streaming service they’re happy with!
- bheadmaster 3y ago
  No, you got the analogy backwards: YouTube is running a bicycle track. YouTube keeps throwing sticks in people's wheels. People put stick shields on their wheels. YouTube makes heavy magnets that pull people's stick shields and blames stick shields for people's bikes being slower. If you're serving content on the internet, and I download some of that content, it is completely up to me what I do with it on my machine. Google may screech "nooo you can't play downloaded videos if you don't play downloaded ads first", but that's complete bullcrap since Google can't tell me what I can and cannot do with my computer. If Google doesn't like what I do with the content I download from their YouTube servers, Google can choose to make YouTube subscription-only. Yet they never did. Go figure. They want to have their cake and eat it too.

YouTube is riding a bicycle. YouTube sticks a rod into its wheel spoke while moving. YouTube blames Ad Blockers.

TomK32 3y ago

is there a tiktok of this?

bheadmaster 3y ago
What's a tiktok?
- StevenXC 3y ago
  It's kind of like a Vine.
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
  - bheadmaster 3y ago
    So it's some sort of Windows Emulator?
    - mionhe 3y ago
      Vine is not an emulator
    - deleted 3y ago
      [deleted]
    - ghkbrew 3y ago
      Don't be ridiculous, Vine Is Not an Emulator
      - trash_cat 3y ago
        Actually, it´s a compatibility layer...
  - literalAardvark 3y ago
    So it's a video version of bash.org?
  - egberts1 3y ago
    VINE "I"s "N"ot "E"mulator.
deleted 3y ago
[deleted]
deleted 3y ago
[deleted]

Workaccount2 3y ago

You got the analogy backwards: Youtube is riding a bicycle. Youtube gets sick of the sticks getting caught up in its wheels. Youtube removes the sticks. If you adblock youtube, you just cost them money. Dead weight. How can people be so confused about how youtube works? It's a platform to sell ad-space to advertisers. If you are not viewing ads (or paying premium) you are just a stick in the wheels of the platform. Its like sneaking into the backdoor of a buffet, eating for free, then telling the place they are going to fail when they lock the door. Even worse, you didn't even know you were using the backdoor, you thought it was the front.

lxgr 3y ago
If we’re really doing analogies: Youtube is a bit more like living in a small town that has a few buffets, but 90% of dishes (especially the more niche cuisines you really like) are only available at a single one. That buffet frustratingly does not just accept payment per meal – you get a choice between either paying for a monthly subscription that also includes access to a fancy gym and is accordingly quite expensive (and you might already have another gym subscription you like!), or you can eat for free, but the waiters force you to watch several videos of their pets and children between each course.
- Workaccount2 3y ago
  But the industry standard for content delivery is a monthly sub. Sure I'd love it if every content provider offered an ala carte option. But that's an industry wide complaint, not specific to youtube.
  - lxgr 3y ago
    Yes, but not bundled with a music subscription, the market value of which is something like $10-$11/month. That would be more than half of the Youtube subscription fee, and many people have an existing music streaming service they’re happy with!
bheadmaster 3y ago
No, you got the analogy backwards: YouTube is running a bicycle track. YouTube keeps throwing sticks in people's wheels. People put stick shields on their wheels. YouTube makes heavy magnets that pull people's stick shields and blames stick shields for people's bikes being slower. If you're serving content on the internet, and I download some of that content, it is completely up to me what I do with it on my machine. Google may screech "nooo you can't play downloaded videos if you don't play downloaded ads first", but that's complete bullcrap since Google can't tell me what I can and cannot do with my computer. If Google doesn't like what I do with the content I download from their YouTube servers, Google can choose to make YouTube subscription-only. Yet they never did. Go figure. They want to have their cake and eat it too.