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YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers
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this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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I hope one day we will find a method to finance websites operating costs without ads. Meanwhile I will be using blockers and hope someone else’s does the ad clicking.
It’s my little internet piracy you could say, if I am already doing it with every movie and tv show and most games it would be out of character. I am obsessed about saving money and so if I can get away with it I will do almost anything.
Same with the health insurance I have 1/5 of the real cost for full package because of various gray area tax optimisations. Then double dipping on real estate rent+appreciation. Most efficient used car purchase. 25 year old fridge and washing machine because new ones break down too fast and can’t be repaired. Manual renovation between tenants to save on labour cost. Lack of addictions. Relatively cheap hobbies. 4 milion in assets, zero debt.
We have a solution but….
you’re not going to like it
cryptocurrency (especially 3rd generation cryptocurrencies like Cardano which uses proof of stake) could easily fund website operating costs without ads.I am not some reactionary or a luddist, IF the tool works it’s all fair game in my book
Never. People don't want to donate, people don't want to pay a subscription fee, people don't want to watch ads. People want everything on the internet for free.
Give the people doing good stuff and social proofed a livable wage. Just print fucking money, don't even tax, do I have to kill every economist with my bare hands ?
I’d argue part of this is true because of minimum wage and wealth disparity.
When you have a healthy disposable income, it feels more reasonable to give out some donations for good online content. But that’s not the case for a lot of people now.
It sucks because monetization models definitely influence the types of content we get. For instance, freemium video game models with cash shops are better for our current wealth gap, while a large set of consumers having extra cash through the year is much better for expensive, well-produced singleplayer games.