YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.
the problem is we all know this game only ends one way - paying to watch ads, aka the cable model. if you give them an inch, they will eventually take a mile. by paying into the service, you are hastening their inevitable transition to paying to watch ads.
doctorow’s enshttification concept is probably relevant here. i think i like my megacorps best when they are barely or unprofitable.
I certainly will not give them a mile. If the product is good today, then I’ll pay for the product until such a time where that is no longer the case. I’m not afraid of leaving YouTube if they decide to fuck me.
the problem is we all know this game only ends one way - paying to watch ads, aka the cable model. if you give them an inch, they will eventually take a mile. by paying into the service, you are hastening their inevitable transition to paying to watch ads.
doctorow’s enshttification concept is probably relevant here. i think i like my megacorps best when they are barely or unprofitable.
https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/
I certainly will not give them a mile. If the product is good today, then I’ll pay for the product until such a time where that is no longer the case. I’m not afraid of leaving YouTube if they decide to fuck me.