YouTube viewers will soon have to sit through even longer ads, with Google rolling out new 30-second unskippable spots on a popular app.

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      This is a terrible take, as most content creators I watch already cannot survive off of Youtube ad revenue and rely on third-party monetization, like Patreon subscriptions.

      Besides the fact that plenty of people make content for free, from the simple love of creating something.

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          I don’t think it had prerolls during the flash days but it had banner ads as far back as I can remember

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          Well, no. It’s been losing money for years. But I doubt this will make it profitable.

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      NoBOdY wIlL dO AnYThiNg wItHOuT PrOfiT mOtIvE

      This book, YouTube’s history, and the span of human history say otherwise. You’re spouting capitalist rhetoric which is ultimately a lie told to us on repeat to encourage greed, selfishness, and individualism.

      The platform you’re using right now was built without profit motive, there’s plenty of content. PeerTube can achieve the same.

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      Lots of people did it on YouTube for years. Even more on other platforms.