token controverial comment that all good stuff needs to be sustained with money somehow. always good to find alternatives if/when/for can't afford/appreciate. but there has to be sustenance. nothing against a cheeky freeride, of course. but when it becomes the main source something has to give.
If this is in reference to sponsorblock: I see this argument often but it's never made sense to me. There's no world in which not using sponsorblock leads to me spending money on the advertised product. It simply saves me 4-5 presses of the "skip forward" button.
It's like when a telemarketer calls, I tell them, there's zero chance of me buying anything, so save us both some time and don't call again.
for sure. but if everyone did this, then there wouldn't be a point for sponsorships and creators would be less incentivised to make content. and at least it's an ad they can control. believe it or not, ads work, and sponsored bits even more. and tbh i do watch some of the sponsored bits if they're fun and creative. i invite you to watch any wulff den video.
See, this is what I don't get. I don't like watching ads, and not using sponsorblock is not gonna make me watch ads. Even if you went to the "drink a verification can" route, and disabled the skip button, I'd just stop watching the videos.
> if everyone did this ... creators would be less incentivised to make content
Yeah, I guess they'd just have to stop making videos then.
> believe it or not, ads work, and sponsored bits even more
Is that... good? Most of the sponsors I have seen have been semi-shady snake oil like NordVPN and BetterHelp.
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It's like when a telemarketer calls, I tell them, there's zero chance of me buying anything, so save us both some time and don't call again.
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Ref <a href="https://watchwithmira.com/blog/sponsorblock-categories-explained.html" rel="nofollow">https://watchwithmira.com/blog/sponsorblock-categories-expla...
Cutting intro/outro/preview is nice if you're watching a bunch of videos on the same channel in a row.
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> if everyone did this ... creators would be less incentivised to make content
Yeah, I guess they'd just have to stop making videos then.
> believe it or not, ads work, and sponsored bits even more
Is that... good? Most of the sponsors I have seen have been semi-shady snake oil like NordVPN and BetterHelp.