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I agree. I just don't see how you expect servers to pay for themselves. That's not how any business works.
Google can't use profits from their Google Photos members to pay for YouTube servers. They aren't the same department.
Just like how Amazon owns Twitch, but Twitch doesn't just get free server hosting from Amazon.
You also can't use profits from Google Photos to pay the creators that upload to YouTube. Again, not how it works.
Google has also reported losses from YouTube year after year, because servers aren't cheap, and literally everyone can upload as much as they feel like on YouTube. My YouTube channel is FULL of private videos. I probably have a good 1TB uploaded, that are private, meaning Google is storing them for me, but not profiting anything via ads.
You expect this free? You're insane. Lemmy will never survive, because people like you think everything should be free. Lemmy has no ads, and I bet you would cut a nut off before you donate 1 penny to your instance admins.
Ok. Well hey, enjoy screaming in a Lemmy echo chamber. I'll enjoy my ad free YouTube that works across all of my devices on any network without additional screwing around with piholes, DNS servers, and whatnot all for $5 per month. Not to mention supporting the creators I like so they can continue to make content for me to watch.
You can enjoy screaming on Lemmy about $5.
Stay winning, I guess.
My adblocker works just fine.
And when you want to watch on your TV? Or phone? Or somewhere not on your network? Enjoy juggling all those DNS servers and pihole configs. Or what about those posts daily about how you need to add new filters in your ad block because Google pushed an update?
I'll spend the price of a coffee and just open the app. My time is worth $5. Sorry yours isn't.
dont use a smart TV because I'm not an idiot. My adblock works on my phone too. Don't have a pihole or DNS. Shit you spent more time typing out your message than I've spent worrying about ads in the last 10 years.
I don't worry about ads either. $5 gets rid of them.
Enjoy burning YouTube videos onto DVDs to watch them on your TV, I guess.
The irony is commenting on my downvotes, acknowledging the echo chamber.
Enjoy crying because a company is asking for $5 to remove ads. Perhaps get a job? $5 is nothing.
You're giving Google it, and they're paying the creators with it. It's a known fact YouTube premium pays creators more than watching ads.
Enjoy stealing money from creators.
Oh ya? Tell me, how do you support them directly? Not every creator sells merch.
Twat.
Tell me. How do you support them directly when they don't have merch or a donate link?
You can't answer that. You just act like you support them directly to make yourself look better.
Go lie elsewhere to make yourself feel better.
Okay. Tell me the ways. You can't.
You're just angry because you lied and can't get yourself out of this mess. Dumbass.
Edit: you blocked me 😂
Enjoy "supporting creators directly". Liar.
Lol. "event".
Ironic.
Maybe chat gpt can help you proof read.
Ya. It's called pay for YouTube premium, or buy their merch if they have some.
But hey, sounds like you really need that extra $5 bud. No judgement. Hopefully one day you'll be able to spend a few bucks and support the creators you like. We all have our lows.
Says the guy who uses chatgpt because they can't think for themselves, and still makes spelling errors. 💀
Like dude, I forgot chatgpt even existed. Clearly you're using it on a regular basis if that's all you talk about. How about you educate yourself instead of using shitty AI?
Ok, poor boy.
Ok, poor boy.
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Ok, poor boy.
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You can't even tell me a single way.
You're actually pathetic. Angry little lying pathetic poor loser.
Ok. Enjoy being poor and lying on Lemmy to make yourself look like a hero.
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