"Caring about its users" does not explain why prerolls have no relevance to the content of the video. Nor does it explain how invasive they are. Google could

"Caring about its users" does not explain why prerolls have no relevance to the content of the video. Nor does it explain how invasive they are. Google could have used an Adwords like program for Youtube. And if it's really about content creators, they could let the creators keep all the money from invasive prerolls, which might reduce their prevalence. I'm not complaining about prerolls. YouTube is free for me; prerolls pay for it. It is however patently ridiculous to even suggest that for Google I am anything other than a product and an eyeball to be sold. This blog post reeked with sanctimony and prerolls are just one glaring example of that.