OT rant: Youtube appears to be ad-free again. Was: Why is youtube-dl blocked

[Wade Smart]

There is no contract of use so getting payment would be difficult.
I sure wouldnt pay.  But, dont give them ideas! ;)

I think the push to pay a monthly fee is the drug dealer push.
But that only works if you are dependent on it.
While frustrating for sure, I have found on rumble and other video
sites either alternative streams from those I like or I just gave up
those channels.


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On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 3:17 PM Owen Thomas <owen.paul.thomas at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, 7 Nov 2023 at 02:22, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Not sure it is that simple.
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> Sure, sure.
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>> It wouldnt be the first time a company gives it to you, takes it away,
>> gives it to you to get you interested, takes it away, bit by bit getting
>> you "hooked".. drugs, tech, video.. all the same.
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>
> Well, I bet the executive management at Youtube knows a lot about the psychology of addiction, so perhaps there is some future controversy afoot.
>
> Some new thoughts have occurred to me. Is it possible that, rather than telling users they're being naughty, Youtube could instead be keeping tabs on the number of times it detects an ad-blocker at work so Youtube can seek payment for (and make an example of) these users at a later date?
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> Might the executives at Youtube/Google/Alphabet/wherever be Machiavellian narcissists who, after monopolising control and giving their supply freely, are now going to try to extort money from their now-dependent users in the same way any good drug dealer might?
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