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YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads (www.pcworld.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (10 children)

"I want endless curated content for FREE! NO ADS. NO PAY. ONLY CONTENT."

This guy, probably.

Probably also thinks the minimum wage is theft.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Why be an asshole? Yes I like free I also make things for free. Not everything has to cost.

    For ongoing series I like I support directly, like anyone else. Not the platform.

    But to charge up front for who knows what? Nope.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    You clearly have absolutely no idea what infrastructure costs to run.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    so you'd pay if there was a free trial?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    That would be an improvement, how would I know I want anything in a store I have to pay before I even consume anything?

    I have several subscriptions ditectly to people making things I like.

    On the otherhand, I miss when people made things because they liked to. I still do that. I run several sites that has no ads, no charge, because I like the communities I am sharing with.

    Then again, it's not my job so I am afforded that luxury I guess.

    It also might be worth saying that watching people do things is not my favorite thing. I would rather actually do things.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Uh, it's called a "library".

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    you think libraries are free?

    most public libraries and librarians spend a great deal of their time applying for grants, asking for donations, and parsing out the meager state and federal funds they receive. You can tell that a lot goes on in a public library besides what patrons see!

    Did you know that staff salaries, books, other library materials, office supplies, and utilities are funded primarily by city and county taxes? (link)

    Taking this chance to say support your local libraries! Even just being a patron will show that it's a necessary resource that needs to continue. My partner and I just were talking about the library today and how we both used to go at least once a week back in the day but we've fallen off in the past decade.

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