• MucherBucher@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    I don’t see how the pricing for Premium is unreasonable. I do, however see, how they are too aggressive with ads. That’s why I said paying for premium is a better deal than watching ads. If you don’t agree with either compensation, don’t use their service

    • ursakhiin@beehaw.org
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      10 months ago

      It’s completely fair that your view on the pricing is different than mine.

      Complete transparency, I do play their ads sometimes. I only refuse if I’m watching on my phone directly, but I cast from the official app. And I will have YouTube playing when I’m eating or playing a game on the steam deck.

      The thing people should be referring to instead of it being a racket is that YouTube has a stranglehold on creators. I can watch streaming vids on another service, but if I want to consume content from small creators, I have to use YouTube. There isn’t a real option for alternatives.

      So, I do provide the platform with some money. Then I pay creators in a way where they get a higher dollar amount than YouTube would give them.