The internet feels fake now. It's all just staged videos and marketing

Re:The internet feels fake now. It's all just staged videos ... by effingwewt on Thursday February 29, 2024 @01:11PM (#39552877)

You nention ltt but theyve had their own issues woth fake stuff, and linus famously considers ad- blocking to be theft I've no trust left in damn near anything anymore.

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Re:The internet feels fake now. It's all just staged videos ... by just2043 on Thursday February 29, 2024 @02:10PM (#39553651)

I hear this so often and while the guy has plenty of bad takes he only seems to be saying who pays for the content you enjoy if you’re blocking a significant form of revenue for the people making it.

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Re:The internet feels fake now. It's all just staged videos ... by crtasm on Thursday February 29, 2024 @10:11PM (#39558146)

I see 32K subscribers here https://www.floatplane.com/channel/linustechtips/ are they all paying $50/yr+ ?

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Re:The internet feels fake now. It's all just staged videos ... by kyorochan on Friday March 01, 2024 @04:41AM (#39560206)

Do you think they should be paying for the videos you watch?

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Re:The internet feels fake now. It's all just staged videos ... by crtasm on Friday March 01, 2024 @08:49AM (#39561720)

I don't watch LTT videos, I'm curious what their income from donations/subscriptions/physical sales is like compared to that from adverts.

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