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Nothing can compete with the ad model + ad blocker. The suckers can watch the ads, and we can ride for free. (And we can complain that the content progressivel
by Workaccount2 1y ago
Nothing can compete with the ad model + ad blocker.
The suckers can watch the ads, and we can ride for free. (And we can complain that the content progressively caters to the suckers and not us).
- baby 1y agoDid you notice that chrome removed the ad blocker extensions?
- bee_rider 1y agoGoogle is also getting pretty aggressive about blocking people with ad blockers from YouTube. I think it is great. I ad-block everywhere, but if people don’t want me around for that reason, that’s their right. If I wanted to watch short videos, I’d actually have to become a paying customer somewhere!
- phendrenad2 1y agoAd blockers still work in Chrome
- baby 1y agoThey just sunset the most popular extension, not sure what people actually use now
- phendrenad2 1y agoAs people have said in this very thread, people are using Ublock Origin Lite, which blocks display ads and youtube ads. Which is all 99% of users care about.
- thrance 1y agoAds have many more perverse effects than wasting your time or being ugly, and you can't fix all of those with an ad blocker. They're a constant pressure to make everything retain your attention for the longest time possible, or to editorialize out content that would detract from clicking them. You also end up paying for all this advertising indirectly, in the price of everything you buy. So you might think you get free content, but you're really not. And let's not even mention the insanity of constantly pushing everyone to consume more trash in a world that really doesn't need it.