Re:YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad ...
by lolinder on Friday June 30, 2023 @02:21PM
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They're making a much broader point about advertising in general, while you're fixated on internet advertising.
What benefit do freeway billboards provide to my life? How about the spam mail I get in my mailbox? The bright and flashy signs for businesses along the road?
Every time I'm on the freeway I pass a few dozen ads selling liposuction or some other expensive and unhealthy "beauty" treatment. What value are those companies bringing to the world, and why should I have to put up with their ads? Just because someone bought property adjacent to the freeway?
They have an insatiable hunger for emotionally triggering junk food content. Present them with even the slightest bit of friction (ie. Like asking them to pay for the works they are consuming), and they will ironically spend hours seeking out ways to steal what you have created for free.
How much content do you pay for? If you’re expecting the commons to serve you up valuable content painstakingly written by humans, for free, you’re no better than the advertiser “pond scum” you complain about.