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ELI5 How come streaming service are now running commercials? Is that not bad for business because most if not all people got it to avoid commercials? (self.explainlikeimfive)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

You actually have the answer in front of you.

Yes, people signed up for stabbing(streaming) services, with their monthly fees, to get away from ads. So, the corporations start putting ads in the low tier, meaning you have to pay even more every month to start free from ads.

Didn't forget: "good" for the business is "bad" for you. That's pretty much baked into the very foundations of capitalism.

[–] starchylemming 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

i want to unsubscribe from the stabbing service

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Ok, that made my morning. I hate my phone

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

are you sure? 🔪

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