• Tja@programming.dev
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      12 hours ago

      Whatever you need to tell yourself. Thieves don’t get far in life, so reconsider someday.

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            8 hours ago

            So stealing is defined (in some states) as taking property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property. So you’re incorrect and commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com might be breaking YouTube’s terms and condition not the law, and it’s not theft.

            If Google were paying the content creators anything even remotely resembling the kind of income from advertisers the content earns, I might have a shred of sympathy for them losing a tiny bit of advertising revenue if some user watches a video without watching the same three ads they’ve seen ten times already that day.

            You’re spending a lot of time and effort defending one of the richest corporations in the world. It’s weird.

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              7 hours ago

              PS: Has it occurred to you that I’m defending the workers that earn a living on the platform and are hurt by stealing?

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                6 hours ago

                Has put occurred to you that young impressionable minds are hurt by you lying on the Internet that skipping ads is theft or that it hurts people?

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                  4 hours ago

                  Well, it’s the truth. Ad-funded businesses (most creators) guess what, are hurt by blocking ads.

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                6 hours ago

                You’re spending a lot of time and effort defending one of the richest corporations in the world. It’s weird.

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                  4 hours ago

                  I don’t think my friend with a small growing channel, and the dozens of creators I enjoy are all so rich, but good to know.