Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by danaris on Thursday May 11, 2023 @09:08AM
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Pirating YouTube videos with a third-party downloader also gives me the ability to download them for offline use, and see no ads.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by knorker on Thursday May 11, 2023 @12:55PM
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I don't judge you, but when I actually can pay for a product that is as good as (or better) than pirated, then I don't mind paying.
For youtube I can. So I do. It's just a shame that so many industries give you a worse product than what you can pirate for free. I actually am willing to pay.
Re:YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
by danaris on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:49PM
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If I could pay the creators for what they make on YouTube, I would do so relatively cheerfully.
I have zero interest in giving money to a company that is actively trying to undermine everyone's privacy and security in the service of its own profit.
But I also feel like you have an incorrect unstated assumption: People are not perfectly rational. The difference between paying $0 and paying $1 is ENORMOUSLY bigger than the difference between paying $1 and $12.
C.f. people will spend hours finding the perfect app that is also free, instead of just paying $2 for the perfect app they found after 2min. It doesn't make any sense.