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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by vikramkr on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:08PM (#36537520)
The earlier 99 percent of human history was pretty garbage. Ads are pretty garbage too but I really don't get why people keep doing this thing where they're like "well how did we manage in the past?" In the past we just died of war and disease and stuff. The past is awful.
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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by p_j_w on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:36PM (#36538035)
>The earlier 99 percent of human history was pretty garbage.

I don't think ads are what changed this.

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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by vikramkr on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:28PM (#36538860)
I'm not saying ads are good. I'm saying the comparison to the past is stupid and it doesn't help the case against ads.
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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by bee_rider on Friday June 30, 2023 @12:16PM (#36537662)
The past was awful for lots of reasons of course, but one was that we just weren’t very productive. We’re pretty productive nowadays. We could at least try a system where there’s enough stuff, but we find it naturally or by carefully weighing the pros and cons.
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Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ... by pixl97 on Friday June 30, 2023 @01:29PM (#36538889)
>but we find it naturally or by carefully weighing the pros and cons.

This system doesn't make sense... the incentives for producers don't line up with reality. Producers are incentivized to find ways to break your rules and advertise as if they do it alone, they will profit massively.

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