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Anecdotally, Youtube has gotten pathetically slow for me over the past few months. It freezes constantly and on any video longer than ten minutes I have to refr

Anecdotally, Youtube has gotten pathetically slow for me over the past few months. It freezes constantly and on any video longer than ten minutes I have to refresh the page part way through. My response will not be to disable my adblocker, but to stop using youtube completely. Youtube is the very last Google product I still use, and like most other parts of Google it seems Youtube has run out of good ideas and is now pushing bad ideas.

lern_too_spel 2y ago
If you're not giving them revenue but are using their network and compute, isn't this working as intended?
- lovethevoid 2y ago
  No, as they encouraged using their network and compute for free as a method of monopolizing the market. Getting people addicted for free and then demanding they pay after the fact certainly isn't something the market should encourage as "working as intended".
  - lern_too_spel 2y ago
    They encouraged people to use their network and compute in return for watching ads in order to make a profit. If you're not giving them anything in return, they would prefer you not use their resources at all. GGP seems to think he is sticking it to the man, but he is doing exactly what the man intended for him to do.
    - slowmovintarget 2y ago
      They're getting: - Stats on what I watch - Stats on how far in I watch - Whether I skip over embedded host-read advertising - What I search for - What sidebar vids I tend to click on and whether I watch those or tap out All of this information is already sold to other companies, and already used to push ads in the Google search results. They can f*$% off with their ads in the video.
      - lern_too_spel 2y ago
        > All of this information is already sold to other companies, and already used to push ads in the Google search results That's not how it works. This information gets them money by displaying targeted ads that advertisers pay for. If they can't show you ads, collecting and processing that data is pure cost.

lern_too_spel 2y ago

If you're not giving them revenue but are using their network and compute, isn't this working as intended?

lovethevoid 2y ago
No, as they encouraged using their network and compute for free as a method of monopolizing the market. Getting people addicted for free and then demanding they pay after the fact certainly isn't something the market should encourage as "working as intended".
- lern_too_spel 2y ago
  They encouraged people to use their network and compute in return for watching ads in order to make a profit. If you're not giving them anything in return, they would prefer you not use their resources at all. GGP seems to think he is sticking it to the man, but he is doing exactly what the man intended for him to do.
  - slowmovintarget 2y ago
    They're getting: - Stats on what I watch - Stats on how far in I watch - Whether I skip over embedded host-read advertising - What I search for - What sidebar vids I tend to click on and whether I watch those or tap out All of this information is already sold to other companies, and already used to push ads in the Google search results. They can f*$% off with their ads in the video.
    - lern_too_spel 2y ago
      > All of this information is already sold to other companies, and already used to push ads in the Google search results That's not how it works. This information gets them money by displaying targeted ads that advertisers pay for. If they can't show you ads, collecting and processing that data is pure cost.