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In my social groups at the time(late highschool, early college) it was exclusively used for watching TV shows. The 10min limit was only a minor annoyance, and
by xnyan 2y ago
In my social groups at the time(late highschool, early college) it was exclusively used for watching TV shows. The 10min limit was only a minor annoyance, and more than made up for the fact that it was free fast video hosting at time when that was extremely rare.
It was not just a nerd thing either, I remember someone I was dating in the mid 2000s bemoaning that YouTube had cracked down on TV content.
- znpy 2y agoAs a former megavideo user… i watched many American tv shows I wouldn’t have watched otherwise. And i wouldn’t have paid anyway because at the time as a teenager i had no money of my own to spend. Nowadays even when paying for content, it really feels like extortion, it’s unfair anyway (prices constantly increasing, and you still get ads even if you’re paying… might as well go back to pirating stuff)
- skeeter2020 2y agoyou're moving the goalposts from "I didn't have money" to "I have money but it's not worth it".
- znpy 2y agoYes, because i did not have money when i was a teenager and have money now that i’m in my 30ies.
- Izkata 2y agoAlso 10 minutes is right about where the commercial breaks would be anyway.