You can rationalize this any way you want, but at the end of the day you're screwing over not a faceless corporation - but the very people who put out videos on YouTube.

It's fine if you're OK with it, but don't pretend that you're not doing that.

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Nextgrid 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I’m totally cool with “screwing over” people who make their income screwing gullible people into falling for scams or buying useless, overpriced junk they don’t need. I don’t need to rationalize it for myself, I’m just trying to show some people the error in their ways, but maybe their portfolio of ad-related stocks is clouding their vision?

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JAlexoid 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I hate to break it to you, but you're not doing any of that.

You seem like you have a robin hood complex or something similar.

	▲	sidrag22 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		the creator is being harmed in no way at all, the ad free viewer is still a viewer and still could potentially generate more traffic to that creator by word of mouth algo pushing based on more views etc. Its still a net positive for the creator, just not AS net positive as an ad viewer. its not some secret that some % of viewers, block ads.. either you lean into it and utilize it, or you pretend people should be obligated to only watch your videos by paying or watching ads, in that case find a new platform.

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aspaviento 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The choice of an individual to skip an advertisement has minimal impact on the content creator or the platform. This person isn't accountable for the decisions of others regarding whether they watch the ad or not. Ultimately, their actions only affect themselves and do not influence anyone involved in the advertisement process.

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pessimizer 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You're not replying directly to the last comment because it posed a hard question, and you've resorted to an emotional appeal.