PhD in aerospace engineering from Wallonia.

Docteur ingénieur en aérospatiale de Wallonie.

Docteur indjenieur e-n areyospåciå del Walonreye.

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  • thedarkfly@feddit.nltoPrivacy@lemmy.ml*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    If it were an ideal free market with an infinite amount of competitor, you’d be right. That logic ceases to function in a monopolistic context. In the case of YouTube it’s not “go to the competition” because there’s none. It’s “stop watching online videos”, which is still possible but a huge shift in habits, hobbies, and cultural environment. It’s extremely difficult and only a tiny minority will succeed because human’s psychology is a real thing.















  • thedarkfly@feddit.nltoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlDo you use adblock? Why? Why not?
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    1 year ago

    Of course. And I’ll continue to do so as long as advertisement is detrimental to my online experience. If it wastes my time by forcing me to watch an ad before a video, if it distracts me from reading a text because of animations, if it tries to scam or shock me, I’m better off blocking it. I’m not against advertisement as communication that a useful product or service exists, I’m against advertisement abuse and greed.

    I’ll happily pay for, donate to, or otherwise support services important to me that need and deserve it.