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> 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 wh

> 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.
- foobarqux 12y ago
  I understand it is not CPA but if the views don't eventually lead to you buying something then the ad is wasted. In other words, technically all advertising is CPA. So if you don't actually buy the advertised goods or services the ads have no value to the advertiser and they should stop using them, at least on you (and will if they are able to measure the effect). Therefore viewing an ad for something you are not going to buy is just trying to fool the advertiser into giving money to the producer. So if you think not view ads is "stealing" from the producer then viewing them but not buying the products is "stealing" from the advertiser.
  - UnoriginalGuy 12y ago
    However you want to justify ADBlock to yourself...
  - corobo 12y ago
    Personal experience - I buy ads for my videos. The ads link to nothing but the video I'm advertising. Why? To build up brand recognition using the cream of the crop videos we produce (and in our case subscribers). It's a slow process but it'd be a lot slower without putting up ads. In a purely money sense though I guess I'd rather no adblock using users see the ads I put up, there's no way they'll ever see any future ads as subscribers anyway and I'd lose out in the long run

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> 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 wh

by foobarqux 12y ago

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.
- foobarqux 12y ago
  I understand it is not CPA but if the views don't eventually lead to you buying something then the ad is wasted. In other words, technically all advertising is CPA. So if you don't actually buy the advertised goods or services the ads have no value to the advertiser and they should stop using them, at least on you (and will if they are able to measure the effect). Therefore viewing an ad for something you are not going to buy is just trying to fool the advertiser into giving money to the producer. So if you think not view ads is "stealing" from the producer then viewing them but not buying the products is "stealing" from the advertiser.
  - UnoriginalGuy 12y ago
    However you want to justify ADBlock to yourself...
  - corobo 12y ago
    Personal experience - I buy ads for my videos. The ads link to nothing but the video I'm advertising. Why? To build up brand recognition using the cream of the crop videos we produce (and in our case subscribers). It's a slow process but it'd be a lot slower without putting up ads. In a purely money sense though I guess I'd rather no adblock using users see the ads I put up, there's no way they'll ever see any future ads as subscribers anyway and I'd lose out in the long run