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YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads (www.pcworld.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[+] -1 points 1 year ago (16 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's not for everyone, but I think it's reasonable to pay for a platform that pays its content creators fairly. I spend a lot of things watching videos, and even though my income is limited, some kind of payment for the service makes sense.

    I don't mind blocking ads on YouTube because they used unfair practices (endless resources from Google) to destroy the competition and become the only video provider. They put us in a corner and deserve to be put in one too.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I mean that's fair : value is relative.

    The main value of Nebula is no ads. I have YouTube on Firefox with uBlock Origin, so no ads either, but shitty performance due to YouTube fighting the AdBlocker. But more importantly I don't think the ability to watch YouTube with no ads is a given, so I want to have a viable alternative.

    And secondly, I want to support the creators and a platform that sees me as a customer, not as a data-cow to be milked.

    I'm sure Nebula will eventually have a free tier, but that can incur high costs and degrade the experience for paying users. They'll do it when they feel comfortable.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    "I want endless curated content for FREE! NO ADS. NO PAY. ONLY CONTENT."

    This guy, probably.

    Probably also thinks the minimum wage is theft.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You clearly have absolutely no idea what infrastructure costs to run.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Uh, it's called a "library".

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    you think libraries are free?

    most public libraries and librarians spend a great deal of their time applying for grants, asking for donations, and parsing out the meager state and federal funds they receive. You can tell that a lot goes on in a public library besides what patrons see!

    Did you know that staff salaries, books, other library materials, office supplies, and utilities are funded primarily by city and county taxes? (link)

    Taking this chance to say support your local libraries! Even just being a patron will show that it's a necessary resource that needs to continue. My partner and I just were talking about the library today and how we both used to go at least once a week back in the day but we've fallen off in the past decade.

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