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I don't see the hypocrisy here. Cobalt is a small, free service that results in Google (or so the argument goes) making less profit. ByteDance are a giant money
by afavour 2y ago
I don't see the hypocrisy here. Cobalt is a small, free service that results in Google (or so the argument goes) making less profit. ByteDance are a giant money printing machine using that free service for their own ends. They have more than enough resources to not abuse a free one.
- dangsux 2y ago[dead]
- squeaky-clean 2y agoLet's say hypothetically Cobalt was made by ByteDance as a way to scrape youtube and have a scapegoat. Is it still okay? If your opinion changes because the owner is different, even though the service stays the same, that's hypocritical.
- afavour 2y agoOf course it isn't hypocritical. It's like the old story of the poor man stealing bread to feed his starving family, of course circumstances matter. It's silly to suggest otherwise.
- squeaky-clean 2y agoUsing Cobalt doesn't do anything to feed their family. It's an old poor man stealing a blu-ray DVD vs a rich young man stealing a blu-ray DVD.