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[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago (4 children)

That's what they want. Get all the users they aren't able to monetize off the platform to lower their costs.

[–] danielbln@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I mean, I like a good Google hate train as much as the next guy, but that's kind of a legitimate thing to want.

[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ooooooh my dawg th-3435425753

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

It's YouTube's fault for setting the wrong expectations when they benefited from wild growth and success by being free all these years. I dare they go 100% paywalled. I know they won't. Otherwise they can't double dip on both premium and advertiser money. Even if they manage to go 100% paywall, it's inevitable that they will start introducing adverts to paying customers as well.

[–] ARk@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

Then I'mma leech HARDER

[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 14 points 11 months ago

That's a double edged sword though, lose viewers and you lose appeal to advertisers. Lose users and they're going to go somewhere else. That somewhere else will eventually grow and be competition. The bigger it gets, the faster it will grow.

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

They used the "You" as in the people, during their growth years to build their platform. Now they are going against the people since they no longer need us.