Comment on youtube getting more agressive

• danque@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In other words, the general population likes to be used by companies and really don’t give a shit as long as they can watch videos.

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  • businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    not so much that they like to be used by companies, but that they don’t care enough to change or learn how to stop it. for most people, the idea of giving up their favorite online service because of ads or whatever other predatory anti consumer shit it implements is a little extreme.

    as long as it works, the vast majority of people who are not tech-literate will just use it regardless.

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    • Aceticon@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Most people sell their time and personal information (including deeply personal stuff) dirt cheap.

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    • Rodeo@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In other words, the general population likes to be is okay with being used by companies and really don’t give a shit as long as they can watch videos.

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      • SoleInvictus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I hate that you’re right.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not quite.
    If users see thry need to invest more brain power in tech than plugging a cable in and pressing the power button, they will either give up or ask tech literate folk. They are like an extreme toddler with tech.
    You wouldn’t expect a toddler to write a speech

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    • Rodeo@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No but I would expect a toddler to learn new things.

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      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Not all wants to learn more (sadly)

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  • Ado@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lmao you all are so cringy. The general population sees it as a value proposition that makes sense for them.

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  • uranibaba@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Three persons sharing one user profile vs just paying for Netflix myself, I don’t feel used.

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  • Cookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But but cat doing funny thing, who cares about privacy??

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  • Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    correct

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• Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Blocking ads on YouTube is kind of like eating meat. It can’t quite be morally justified, but I’m still quilty of it.

  Currectly I’m updating uBlock 3 times a day to keep up with YouTube’s detection algorithms, so I’m obviously willing to go to great lenghts to block ads, but after it get difficult enough, I’ll most likely just give in and get a subscribtion. It’s by far the most valuable streaming service for me, yet I’ve used it (ad)free for more than 15 years. If now is the time they say enough, then fine. It was good while it lasted.

  If competiton comes along that’s even one tenth as good, I’m perfectly willing to jump ship, though.

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• Cookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We really are all sissies now aren’t we?

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