• jorpy laforge@lemmy.worldB
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    2 years ago

    the problem is we all know this game only ends one way - paying to watch ads, aka the cable model. if you give them an inch, they will eventually take a mile. by paying into the service, you are hastening their inevitable transition to paying to watch ads.

    doctorow’s enshttification concept is probably relevant here. i think i like my megacorps best when they are barely or unprofitable.

    https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/

    • chaorace
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      2 years ago

      I certainly will not give them a mile. If the product is good today, then I’ll pay for the product until such a time where that is no longer the case. I’m not afraid of leaving YouTube if they decide to fuck me.