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I don't mind paying for YouTube Premium. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Eww@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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I get that it started for free with less intrusive ads, but YouTube has had a huge impact on the way we all share and consume information. Understanding how much money it takes to run a service with the technology needed to provide high definition videos on a site that is up 99.9999999% of the time, I have no issue paying for a service that has changed my life in many positive ways. Now I do hate price gouging like everyone else, but it's inescapable from gas & groceries to all streaming platforms.

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm with you in this one (so expecting downvotes). I've got 5 people in my house that all watch a shit load of YouTube. Originally I used Vanced on my phone, but realized that my kids were watching YouTube on the TVs and on their personal devices. At one point, I went into my daughter's room at night and saw there were ads playing on her device where she had fallen asleep watching YouTube.

So once Vanced shut down (I know there is ReVanced and other alternatives) I decided to start paying for YouTube Premium. The reality is, being a tech nerd is fine for me, but it wasn't easy to scale up and protect my entire family from ads on all their devices. So I figured that a few bucks a month was worth it for me.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That's the only reason why i would pay for it

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Same reason here, I could deal with it but my wife and kids and nieces and nephews can not