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Well yeah. But there’s no real analysis in tfa. One thing I think is interesting, though: older folks who were used to cable barely cared about streaming, it
by photonthug 2y ago
Well yeah. But there’s no real analysis in tfa.
One thing I think is interesting, though: older folks who were used to cable barely cared about streaming, it was like they didn’t even notice how mass media advertising every few minutes was so intrusive and mind numbing that you could almost hear your brain dying.
The youngest generation that grew up with YouTube before their parents let them mess with Netflix in the den was actually conditioned the same way.
The generation in the middle is the most horrified now: we saw the world actually improving, noticed it, and saw it snatched away. I bet lots of us are retreating to audio books for our main entertainment. and probably that will soon be on the enshittification track with ads injected as if it were a podcast.. just wait until the catalogs are beefed up and the competitors are all consolidated.
- itopaloglu83 2y agoWell, now I’m afraid about getting ads in audiobooks, thanks.
- brokenmachine 2y agoHopefully when this happens we will also get sponsorblock for audiobooks and podcasts. And the war continues.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoI’m in that Youtube generation, but I’ve always used adblockers. I’m amazed by my peers who willingly sit through youtube ads, utterly horrifying. I don’t bother with streaming services, just five bucks a month for a vpn has everything i want.
- jamesy0ung 2y agoFirefox + uBlock Origin is great Also don't forget Sponsorblock, in-video ads are equally or more annoying than preroll ads.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoYeah i love sponsorblock
- photonthug 2y agoWhen I say grew up with YouTube.. I mean kids on phones and tablets that can’t touch mom’s entertainment center in the den. I’m guessing most of them weren’t able to change the devices to include ad blockers, even if they knew how.
- add-sub-mul-div 2y agoYou can still watch TV without commercials on cable, it's been that way for over 20 years since we've had DVRs. It's streaming where the ads are now unskippable. (And based on a personalized profile they've built from collecting and buying data about you.) The one thing I can't watch anymore is sports because the announcers read micro-ads during the game. Those can't be skipped like regular commercials.