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I don't know - YouTube has become synonymous with short clips, funny videos, music, etc. At least right now, it isn't a Netflix competitor. I don't see the valu

I don't know - YouTube has become synonymous with short clips, funny videos, music, etc. At least right now, it isn't a Netflix competitor. I don't see the value in paying to remove ads. The same people who would go through the process of entering payment information and subscribing could just as easily take 20 seconds to click "install" on AdBlock. Now, if they provided access to much more content, especially movies and TV shows (as part of the subscription), I could see this taking off.

revelation 12y ago
There is a whole parallel world of people videoblogging, playing games and making videos of that, all kinds of stuff. You'll likely never hit on that if all you do is follow links to funny videos from Reddit, but there is a large, large number of mostly young people that go to YouTube directly and watch videos from their subscribed channels. One example I've been following: https://www.youtube.com/user/eevblog https://www.youtube.com/user/eevblog
- commandar 12y ago
  Exactly. There's all kinds of quality content on Youtube catering to almost any imaginable niche. It's not hard to find good content covering whatever interests you might have. Just skimming through my subscription list and ignoring the video game and music-related stuff for examples: Alton Brown - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg FliteTest (RC planes/multirotors) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg Munchies (Vice's food channel) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLfMkkHhSA_LaCta0BzyhQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLfMkkHhSA_LaCta0BzyhQ Smarter Every Day (science) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA Veritasium (science) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA Vsauce (random interesting information) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA Numberphile (mathematics) - https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile The Fast Lane (cars) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S0jAvcapqJ48ZzLfva12g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S0jAvcapqJ48ZzLfva12g Regular Car Reviews (cars/comedy) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo1pShh6dtg-T_ZZkgi_JDQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo1pShh6dtg-T_ZZkgi_JDQ Every Frame a Painting (film analysis) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFqcJQXGZ6T6sxyFB-5i6A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFqcJQXGZ6T6sxyFB-5i6A Wisecrack/Thug Notes (comedy/educational) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ymYjG0SU0jUWnWh9ZzEQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ymYjG0SU0jUWnWh9ZzEQ I've found that most hobbies usually have at least a couple of channels that regularly put out great content. I don't have any problem coming up with an hour or two worth of solid content that actually interests me when I wind down most nights.
Someone1234 12y ago
Really? Maybe I am in a niche but I watch more YouTube now than literal TV (although, yes, Netflix, Hulu+, etc are consumed). Most things I watch are 7-10 minutes. I have a healthy subscription list of new content almost daily. I watch minimum 30-60 minutes of YouTube a day, more on weekends and holidays. Additionally YouTube already has my payment information and I already use it to rent movies (via the Play Store, which plays on YouTube). I don't use AdBlock because I want to support the people who I watch. If I block the ads they have to go get a job and they stop producing original content which I enjoy watching. I won't claim I would definitely get a YouTube subscription, but I'd consider it (devil is in the details and all that). If it meant I was funding people who I watch daily better (a la Reddit Gold) I very well might.
- decisiveness 12y ago
  But with AdBlock you can whitelist pages which you want to support, and block all the ads for videos from those which whom you don't care whether or not they stop producing original content. It's the ads I watch for a video I regret having clicked on that cause me to block everything first, whitelist later. So with a paid no-ad subscription, it would mean I'm indirectly supporting the videos I've seen which I don't feel deserve my support.
- foobarqux 12y ago
  > I don't use AdBlock because I want to support the people who I watch. If I block the ads they have to go get a job and they stop producing original content which I enjoy watching. You need to actually buy the advertised products in order to "support" the producer. Otherwise the ad has been wasted on you and the advertiser might of well have not paid for it.
  - UnoriginalGuy 12y ago
    That isn't how YTs revenue sharing program works. You do get paid per views. Also there is value in a non-clicked ad e.g. building brand awareness. The majority of ads you see are non-actionable.

revelation 12y ago

There is a whole parallel world of people videoblogging, playing games and making videos of that, all kinds of stuff. You'll likely never hit on that if all you do is follow links to funny videos from Reddit, but there is a large, large number of mostly young people that go to YouTube directly and watch videos from their subscribed channels. One example I've been following: https://www.youtube.com/user/eevblog https://www.youtube.com/user/eevblog

commandar 12y ago
Exactly. There's all kinds of quality content on Youtube catering to almost any imaginable niche. It's not hard to find good content covering whatever interests you might have. Just skimming through my subscription list and ignoring the video game and music-related stuff for examples: Alton Brown - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg FliteTest (RC planes/multirotors) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfDNi1aEljAQ17mUrfUjkvg Munchies (Vice's food channel) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLfMkkHhSA_LaCta0BzyhQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLfMkkHhSA_LaCta0BzyhQ Smarter Every Day (science) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA Veritasium (science) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA Vsauce (random interesting information) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA Numberphile (mathematics) - https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile The Fast Lane (cars) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S0jAvcapqJ48ZzLfva12g https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6S0jAvcapqJ48ZzLfva12g Regular Car Reviews (cars/comedy) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo1pShh6dtg-T_ZZkgi_JDQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo1pShh6dtg-T_ZZkgi_JDQ Every Frame a Painting (film analysis) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFqcJQXGZ6T6sxyFB-5i6A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFqcJQXGZ6T6sxyFB-5i6A Wisecrack/Thug Notes (comedy/educational) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ymYjG0SU0jUWnWh9ZzEQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-ymYjG0SU0jUWnWh9ZzEQ I've found that most hobbies usually have at least a couple of channels that regularly put out great content. I don't have any problem coming up with an hour or two worth of solid content that actually interests me when I wind down most nights.

Someone1234 12y ago

Really? Maybe I am in a niche but I watch more YouTube now than literal TV (although, yes, Netflix, Hulu+, etc are consumed). Most things I watch are 7-10 minutes. I have a healthy subscription list of new content almost daily. I watch minimum 30-60 minutes of YouTube a day, more on weekends and holidays. Additionally YouTube already has my payment information and I already use it to rent movies (via the Play Store, which plays on YouTube). I don't use AdBlock because I want to support the people who I watch. If I block the ads they have to go get a job and they stop producing original content which I enjoy watching. I won't claim I would definitely get a YouTube subscription, but I'd consider it (devil is in the details and all that). If it meant I was funding people who I watch daily better (a la Reddit Gold) I very well might.

decisiveness 12y ago
But with AdBlock you can whitelist pages which you want to support, and block all the ads for videos from those which whom you don't care whether or not they stop producing original content. It's the ads I watch for a video I regret having clicked on that cause me to block everything first, whitelist later. So with a paid no-ad subscription, it would mean I'm indirectly supporting the videos I've seen which I don't feel deserve my support.
foobarqux 12y ago
> I don't use AdBlock because I want to support the people who I watch. If I block the ads they have to go get a job and they stop producing original content which I enjoy watching. You need to actually buy the advertised products in order to "support" the producer. Otherwise the ad has been wasted on you and the advertiser might of well have not paid for it.
- UnoriginalGuy 12y ago
  That isn't how YTs revenue sharing program works. You do get paid per views. Also there is value in a non-clicked ad e.g. building brand awareness. The majority of ads you see are non-actionable.