Somehow paying for Netflix is fine but god forbid I want to watch a 10 hour loop of the DS9 intro without ads.

  • @Rooty@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Moral reasons

    🙄

    A corporation can blatantly violate the law, bribe politicians, ignore its TOS whenever its suits them, but a second somebody wants to use a heavily subsidised service without being assaulted by advertising, a gaggle of concern trolls pop up to lecture about “stealing service”. Buddy, simping for Alphabet will get you nowhere.

    • @Anemia@lemmy.world
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      -48 months ago

      If you are against them on a moral basis then use another service, I imagine that has a more negative impact on them. If you just want no ads, pay for it.

      I hate ads as much as the next guy and use a variety of blockers but i’ll pay for any service with a reasonable payment method.

      • LaggyKar
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        38 months ago

        What other service will let me watch YouTube videos?

        • @Anemia@lemmy.world
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          08 months ago

          Specifically youtube-videos? None. For similar videos there are a bunch of services, at least to watch for entertainment purpose.

      • @Rooty@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        The price of food items has gone almost 50% up during last year, the wages are not keeping up with inflation, and I already pay for utilities and internet. I ain’t paying shiiiiiiiit.

        • BraveSirZaphod
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          28 months ago

          Okay, so this actually has nothing to do with how YouTube “demonitizes content creators, while protecting doxxers and content thieves”. It’s actually just about you not wanting to pay for it.

          Which is fine! But why lie to yourself about it?

          • @Rooty@lemmy.world
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            28 months ago

            Why not both? I can disdain YouTube for shitting on creators while refusing to pay for subpar service.

            • @Anemia@lemmy.world
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              08 months ago

              Wouldn’t it be better then to instead watch those creators on a platform that treats the creators better?

                • @Anemia@lemmy.world
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                  08 months ago

                  Odysee is pretty alright, maybe nebula? I haven’t used either a significant amount so i couldn’t give out recommendations. I personally doubt they are as good as YT though.