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lemmylommy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I despise ads because they steal time, and their very existence is an insult to the people that are exposed to them. All ads tell me is „your time is worth very little and we believe you are easily manipulated“.
Based on average ad length and cost on YouTube, ChatGPT has calculated that advertisers pay about $9 per hour of ads. While that seems a bit high to me, it is plausible. My time is worth more than that.
Yes, I do pay for YouTube premium. Though in a cheaper country, because the normal price is excessive imho.
capuccino@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Ads can exists, I do not have any problem with it. I think that we need to have tools and techniques to avoid them. If the medium doesn’t let you use those tools, it’s right there where I have a problem: Ads in a magazine? Just change page, Ad on TV?, just change channel, Unskipable ad? Woah woah woah. YouTube, dear, you are forcing me to watch something that I don’t wanna.