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Re:Ask HN: What will it take to destroy the ads market? by durnygbur on Monday March 14, 2022 @11:44AM (#30673776)
No. Copyright predators and media moguls are never satisfied with the income. Ads always creep in.
Re:Ask HN: What will it take to destroy the ads market? by technobabbler on Monday March 14, 2022 @12:07PM (#30674135)
shrug Then don't watch those. Nobody owes you content. If you can't agree on a price point satisfactory to you and the content producer and host, then... move on with your life and go for a walk?
Re:Ask HN: What will it take to destroy the ads market? by durnygbur on Monday March 14, 2022 @12:10PM (#30674172)
My only point is to belie the assumption that paying the subscription will prevent them from treating me like a product. Then more importantly, I take the bloody walk and I'm violated with outdoor ads still - there is no dilemma of delivering content here, it's just pure cancerous ad.