Could be but it's such a bad short term solution that I can't help but think there's a little more. Look at the other replies, they have some interesting perspectives on the matter.
This is likely to be going on indeed. It's just that the drm failed (for now), so maybe they are trying to get the next best thing? For the short term it surely isn't but a long term goal in case the drm fails to be implemented again could be a reason for these experimental actions. It isn't bad to have a plan b I guess.
Great response, thanks.
To me it seems weird that YouTuber is doing this at all. They should know that they can't win, I doubt their CEO is that incompetent. Especially after all this time of wasted effort on their side to overpower a very small fraction of users who actually block ads online. Could it be to draw attention from something else that's actually more worrying?
Because as an AdBlock user, since I bothered configuring them and using only ublock I haven't had almost any popups and my experience, especially now on the later stages, is exactly like it was before the ban.
I can't help but think there's more to this because they can't be wasting resources, further damage their reputation and risk absolute monopoly on video platforms for a fruitless endeavor.
Even if YouTube isn't profitable by itself, which, given the user data harvesting and the ads I definitely doubt, google still is. I'd appreciate any takes on this because it's been bugging me for a while now.
That's sweet of you, thank you. It's kind of like I get drunk on the emotion and become more like the person I was before working on myself. More selfish, more insensitive, etc. I want to feel good about things but I don't want to lose myself doing it. It feels degrading, both in the moment and also after. I become able to see myself do stupid things but can't interfere no matter how I feel inside.
I feel like I lose myself if I feel good and do things I regret. I don't like the person I am when I'm feeling good so I choose not to feel good at all.
Irrelevant but where's the scene depicted from? It feels so familiar I'm losing my mind.
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