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[–] kostas@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

We used to just get up and do the dishes while whatever injected nonsense interupted what we were watching on TV. And when it became too much we turned to DVDs or piracy. Then streaming was the "savior" until whoever funded it realized that more users do not equal more money. And now we are almost back to square one. This is just played out at this point. Google/Yt/TIktok etc are just betting on the addictive nature of instant gratification to survive.

At some point, I think, all the effords of adblocking (grayjay, newpipe, sponsorblock, ublock) will seem impractical when a download (and maybe now scan to cut out ads and sponsor segments) will achive the same. And then peer to peer is the most practical way to share that instead of redoing all the work.

Until downloading is hindered too much and someone somewhere just has OBS with some adhoc script on top running 24/7 to capture youtube videos. The conversation of when is adblocking piracy etc seems to me to be coming to a natural end (at least as far as legalilties go).

One saving grace the internet has bestowed on media is that it is easier to follow creators and fund their work (if you can afford it).

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

I already barely watch YouTube but for a couple people I subscribe to, and I already pay membership for their content so I get no ads. YouTube has already whittled me down to the minimum thanks to their overbearing ad content.

[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Fuckin bring it, we'll adapt

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I saw someone say Twitch does this, but there are many Twitch ad blockers that work

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[–] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Grayjay!! 🙌🏻

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So... whats stopping something like sponsorblock from nixing this potentially bankrupting choice?

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