"advertising may be immoral, but it also helps pays for the content you watch, so, it;s impossible to say if its bad or not,"
Ah, could it be that they need to first get a market share that's so significant that they can actually enforce these rules, because there are only very limited options to choose from for people?
Cry me a river about YT not being able to pay their bills. That's ridiculous.
It was clear from day one of low interest rates that those wouldn't stick around forever. This business model is a pile of s** that breaks itself.
It appears as if the most 'successful' business people actually don't think a lot about any kind of sustainability in their decisions. It's just about quick growth. And when push comes to shove, they wine that they aren't able to pay the bills anymore, because of 'evil' users who don't want to watch their crappy ads.
Ugh, no? I’m not under any obligation to watch ads, thank you very much.
You opt in when you decide to use the service. You have options:
(1) Use service and watch ads. (2) Use service and pay for it. (3) Opt out of using the service.
You are willfully choosing a fourth option: Use service but don't watch ads or pay for it or remunerate creators & developers in any way.
Would you tolerate a cafe in Ukraine having reduced prices because it informs Russia when soldiers are visiting, so Russia can use weapons on the soldiers (i.e. shoot them in the face) and Russia pays it for that?
Conversely, ads are how companies are able to pay for network and infrastructure costs, pay their employees, and pay the people who create the content you watch.
> Advertisers have no morals, they're completely depraved.
Perhaps, but if you're not watching ads or paying for the service, this is a justification to avoid paying for the service you're using -- not exactly a moral high ground.