Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video]

Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by infogulch on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:38PM (#28266923)

So you're saying that if it's 10m then it's only because ads, and if it's longer it's only because more ads. There's no valid reason for a video to be longer than 9 minutes according to you. That sounds absurd to me. You're not actually arguing a point, you're just complaining about ads.

I also despise YT ads. (Embedded ads are less annoying because they can be at least slightly relevant to the content.) How much time do you spend watching ads? How much is your time worth?

Some recommend valuing your personal time at $50/h. YouTube Premium family membership is $18 and gives 6 people ad-free viewing which comes to $3/person/month. At these rates you break even at 3.6 minutes of ads. That could be just 2 videos.

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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by jrootabega on Sunday August 22, 2021 @12:42PM (#28266969)

I think there are valid reasons, just that you will rarely encounter such videos, be able to identify them if you do, be able to seek them out consistently, and that those who produce them will probably not do so for very long.

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Re:Clickbait is unreasonably effective [video] by mannerheim on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:40PM (#28267646)

> and gives 6 people ad-free viewing which comes to $3/person/month

Six people who live in the same household, to be clear.

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