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minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 hours agoThis is the way. When YouTube wanted to throw me some entertainment and a couple ads, very conveniently, I was down for that. Now that it’s an all out technology knowledge battle - well, I’m quite good at that. So I spend the time I would have laughed at their ad instead working around their bullshit. I haven’t seen an ad in years, but I still enjoy the same content. 🤷♀️ To me, it seems like they’re working really hard, just to fail to serve me ads.
This is the way.
When YouTube wanted to throw me some entertainment and a couple ads, very conveniently, I was down for that.
Now that it’s an all out technology knowledge battle - well, I’m quite good at that.
So I spend the time I would have laughed at their ad instead working around their bullshit.
I haven’t seen an ad in years, but I still enjoy the same content. 🤷♀️
To me, it seems like they’re working really hard, just to fail to serve me ads.