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youtube keeps shooting themselves in the foot

How are they doing that? Users who aren’t watching ads have absolutely zero value to YouTube, and only cause increased use of their computing resources. If they leave, YT has lost absolutely nothing, and gained a decrease in energy use. Most likely these people won’t leave YT altogether but just go back to watching ads or paying for premium, which is exactly the point.

Not saying I give a shit, that’s just reality.

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darkkite@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

absolutely zero value to YouTube this is not true. non-paying users will like, comment, share to others making the platform more popular. and if they’re ads were less intrusive they would actually be more likely to be shown.

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- helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  You are grossly overestimating the value of your likes and comments.
  
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  - JamesFire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Maybe they are, but it’s not “absolutely zero” like you said.
    
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    darkkite@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    thanks. exactly my point
    
    forbes.com/…/cristiano-ronaldo-smashes-records-wi…
    
    you can thank the non-paying youtube members who made post like this possible
    
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    helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Disagree
    
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usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’d argue they risk losing users who post links to their videos online. It’s likely the same group who tend to use ad blockers are also the ones more likely to link a video online, so YouTube would miss out on all the non-adblock users clicking links and watching the videos that way.

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