• TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They were already being paid and profitable, both from direct cash and ad revenue, but that doesn’t ever seem to be enough.

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      1 year ago

      You are free to disagree with their pricing and cancel a subscription if you have one. That’s how the free market works.

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        1 year ago

        “Free market works” is by itself a very questionable statement.

        But there sure are some more options beyond that. Although some people think we shouldn’t be free to pick them.

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          You are free to pick w.e you want. That doesn’t make someone actually paying for a decent platform a corporate shill.

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            1 year ago

            Our definitions of “decent” are definitely different. But this is not just about what you choose to do, it’s about all the fingerwagging people do at people who don’t believe this is worth paying (even more) for.

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              1 year ago

              The only finger wagging going on is people calling people corporate shills for actually paying for a service.

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                Then you need to look better because you are down a thread pointing out how people are getting downvoted and ragged on for suggesting ad blocking options.

                I find it hilarious that point out the fact that you aren’t entitled to free hosting services is getting down voted.

                Actually nevermind. Just look at the mirror. You really are talking of Google like it’s a struggling charity.

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                  Then you need to look better because you are down a thread pointing out how people are getting downvoted and ragged on for suggesting ad blocking options.

                  No I am a thread calling people corporate shills for disagreeing with people saying we should all be pirating.

                  Actually nevermind. Just look at the mirror. You really are talking of Google like it’s a struggling charity.

                  It doesn’t matter how rich google is, it doesn’t owe you video hosting services. It’s not a charity. You can disagree with their pricing and you can find another platform if you like. But services cost money and just because a company has money through other sources doesn’t mean they need to subsidize all their products.

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                    It doesn’t matter how rich google is

                    Of course it does. Not only Google has plenty of money to keep it running, don’t even try to make a moral argument out of one of these companies stripmining everyone’s data

                    If you care so much about the costs of hosting, I hope you donate to the Lemmy.

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                Would just like to interject; while I agree with what you’re saying, and yes, lots of people think an amazing service should be free, which is wrong… But YouTube/Google is now 100% beholden to their shareholders, and this, plus the last couple of price rises, is gouging to make some millionaires richer and is fucking despicable

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                  That’s for consumers to decide. If people still pay for it and think it’s worth their money, then they aren’t really gouging, they were just under priced. If people don’t and start cancelling their subscriptions, they have over priced it and now need to bring the price back down. For me personally, Netflix is the one teetering on that point, YT isn’t there yet.