• @takeda
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    2 days ago

    Amazing. As if these communities are made with thousands of people having different opinions.

    And here’s mine: since Google used their position to essentially destroy any competition in this area, why should be my duty to protect their revenue? Even if I can afford to pay their services, I won’t and will actively discourage anyone else from doing so, by installing uBlock, ReVanced, NewPipe, SmartTube, GrayJay etc.

    • @mriormro
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      01 day ago

      It’s not your duty at all but it’s funny when you guys bitch about it with such fervor. It comes off as incredibly entitled.

    • @IsThisAnAI
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      -22 days ago

      You can have a diverse community that has a large majority opinion. And what I said is certainly the prevailing opinion.

      And to answer you about your personal view: You are stealing the right to distribution and taking money away from both corporations but more importantly creators. And I’ve seen the rates of direct donations eg patrons . It’s not ideological for most people, it’s about getting content for free.

      Are you donating to every channel you are watching? I doubt it. Even the people who care mostly only donate directly to one of two top patrons, while still consuming many many more.

      If you are actually donating, then good for you, I congratulate you for living what you preach and have zero qualms. But you would be a statistical edge case.