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[–] mhague 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Repeat after me: I will have the self-awareness to realize that I made the conscious decision to go to a website and incur server costs. I am not entitled to free content. If I don't agree with how a website recoups costs, I won't use that website.

It's not malware vectors. It's not fake downloads. It's short interstitials that let you watch things 'for free.' Youtube is not a human right. It's not water. You can do other things.

[–] CurlyMoustache 5 points 9 months ago

What happens on my devices and/or inside my home, I decide. If websites don't like that, block me. I'm OK with that.

[–] hogmomma 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fully agree. Honestly, I'm surprised you haven't been down voted into nonexistence. People acting like, as you said, YouTube's some sort of "right" was kinda funny at first but it's descended into throwing a tantrum for getting caught doing something they shouldn't have been doing in the first place. Petulant children.

[–] LemmysMum 0 points 9 months ago

If a corporation needs to steal my time to afford to operate, then they can't afford to operate.