YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch

Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by soared on Monday May 08, 2017 @03:09PM (#14294594)

Classic HN comment. Only education-focused content is of value. There is no value in entertainment, especially when it is for children and plebs. When they get off work, why don't they view the science videos instead of lowly clickbait?

There are reasons those videos exist, get off your god damn high horse komali2.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by dang on Monday May 08, 2017 @04:35PM (#14295350)

This comment breaks the HN guidelines. Please restrict yourself to posting civilly, even when someone else is wrong or disparages what you like.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14294494 and marked it off-topic.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by multinglets on Monday May 08, 2017 @08:25PM (#14296780)

Because I can't reply to your "correction" of my English in the relevant thread anymore, I'm telling you here:

You don't know what fop means; you just typed into google and looked at the first dictionary definition to come up. Look it up better this time, and don't (pettily) correct people unless you actually know what you're talking about imo.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by dang on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @12:49AM (#14297804)

We've banned this account for repeated incivility. On HN, users aren't allowed to address other users like this, even when they're moderators.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by tw04 on Monday May 08, 2017 @03:28PM (#14294771)

There's also a reason why we've got a president who blatantly lies and yet half the country can't be bothered to do a simple fact check.

So no, don't get off your high horse. Encourage everyone you know to spend more time educating themselves for entertainment and less time wasting away watching pointless drivel - whether it's on YouTube or broadcast tv.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by sillyquiet on Monday May 08, 2017 @03:51PM (#14294951)

You are encouraging proselytization, which is just as intrusive and annoying in non-religious contexts.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by tw04 on Monday May 08, 2017 @03:58PM (#14295017)

If you find people encouraging you to better yourself through scientific education "intrusive and annoying", you need to take a long hard look in the mirror. Quite frankly I'm not even sure why you'd participate on this site other than to troll.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by sillyquiet on Monday May 08, 2017 @04:07PM (#14295108)

yep, definitely intrusive and annoying - I don't need other people telling me how, in their opinion, I need to better myself. What an incredibly dumb comment.

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by self-diversity on Monday May 08, 2017 @03:31PM (#14294807)

Mostly off-topic, but I'm curious, do you believe "fake news" is both new and also a real problem?

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by komali2 on Monday May 08, 2017 @04:05PM (#14295089)

I apologize, Soared. Perhaps you can provide me with a list or guidelines so I can comment within your approved parameters?

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by ithinkinstereo on Monday May 08, 2017 @04:03PM (#14295068)

Hah, same could be said about your comment.

Cash (via ads) rules everything around me :)

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by rdudek on Monday May 08, 2017 @04:08PM (#14295119)

Since a lot of folks like "stupid entertainment" on YT, would it be possible to make learning / science "stupid entertainment" too?

We may be onto something here!

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Re:YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch by pshc on Monday May 08, 2017 @04:17PM (#14295200)

Vsauce and other pop sci channels come to mind.

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