Dude just watch the ads so people get paid... It's like a simple 30 seconds out of your day each time (AT THE WORST... Most ads are not that long and can be skipped). You're not automatically entitled to free content, the content is generally provided to you under the assumption that you will do your absolutely minimal part by watching an ad. This is such a disgusting attitude.

[–] Starshader@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

You're part of the problem.

[–] Shurimal@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Dude just watch the ads so people get paid…

I don't care. Hypothetical incomes of other people are not my problem or obligation. Next you'll be saying I must eat at restaurants at least three days a week and attend all concerts and drama plays in my town because otherwise people don't get paid.

You’re not automatically entitled to free content

Correct. First I need to manually set up my tools, and then these tools get me free content automatically. But I don't care about entitlement; it's a spook. It's all down to risk-benefit. The risk of blocking youtube ads is basically nil, but I benefit by wasting less time and not having loud, imbecile and completely irrelevant audio-visual crap annoying me. I also pirate all my music, movies and shows. Because I don't care. I like free stuff. Copyright is a spook, anyway.

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I go out of my way to be advertised to as physically little as possible. If someone can't offer content without, then death to 'em; and no pissy little youtuber is worth turning off my ad-block.