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		TeMPOraL on July 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Link rot and content drift are endemic to the web You're not really providing YouTube an alternative to ad-supported model - you're only proving that lots of obnoxious ads can convert people into paying customers.

ip26 on July 1, 2021 [–]

Yes, and how dare a business desire paying customers.

TeMPOraL on July 1, 2021 | | [–]

My point is that converting is a signal promoting more ads, not less.

bruce343434 on July 2, 2021 | | [–]

> we are already paying them with our data

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