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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I firmly believe that this is because the way we use computers and cellphones and also the way the ads are used, I still watch commercials in TV without a problem, but there is commercial max 20 to 20 minutes (I'm looking bad to you MLB) and I also not so active choosing what to watch so I'm more relaxed. On youtube, If you watch sometimes 4-5 minutes video you get 20 seconds ads, in 10 minutes you have more cause they put ads in between.

Another factor is the quality of the ads, the number of right wing political ads, dumb ads or ads from companies that I hate from my soul is immense, In TV I usually find ads creative and sometimes I like to watch (yeah, I said that) when is not too spammed, just for the art lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I still watch commercials in TV without a problem

Not me. I cut the cord years ago, and whenever I go visit my parents who still have cable, I literally only last one commercial break or so before I can't stand it and quit watching.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We live in an era of instant gratification so any form of delay is intolerable.

But also? Three to six minutes of commercials is a snack or a piss break or even goofing off on your phone/gameboy/whatever. 30 seconds (or 4 to skip) really is nothing and you barely have time to even meaningfully look away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sorry I meant to reply to the post not your comment

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

MythTV had commercial skip.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wonder if YouTube has metrics on how often people click the skip button while it’s not enabled yet. I hope I never find out my statistics…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

mouse and click tracking could very well be part of the bazillion scripts yt loads.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's like some StarCraft APM spamming

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I pay so I'm not seeing too many ads. Mostly hear them on podcasts, it's not too terrible.

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