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I remember YouTube before there were adverts.

Last year there were 5-second adverts before some videos.

Then it was virtually all videos.

Then it was two adverts prior to a video without being able to skip the first one after 5 seconds.

And so it went.

I just had to sit through TWO 15-second adverts, neither of which could be skipped or foreshortened.

This seems to be a new normal.

And there are adverts now urging me to subscribe to YouTube to get an advert-free experience.

Meanwhile, the amount and range of content on YouTube now are staggering.

What are your predictions for what YouTube will be like in two years from now?

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@fmf said
I remember YouTube before there were adverts.

Last year there were 5-second adverts before some videos.

Then it was virtually all videos.

Then it was two adverts prior to a video without being able to skip the first one after 5 seconds.

And so it went.

I just had to sit through TWO 15-second adverts, neither of which could be skipped or foreshortened.

This seems ...[text shortened]... ow are staggering.

What are your predictions for what YouTube will be like in two years from now?
Hmm. Two years out might still be a transitional period.

But YouTube videos, if they (or human conceptions of time) still exist then, might be a nice pastime for the natty sofies of the days to come.

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@fmf said
I remember YouTube before there were adverts.

Last year there were 5-second adverts before some videos.

Then it was virtually all videos.

Then it was two adverts prior to a video without being able to skip the first one after 5 seconds.

And so it went.

I just had to sit through TWO 15-second adverts, neither of which could be skipped or foreshortened.

This seems ...[text shortened]... ow are staggering.

What are your predictions for what YouTube will be like in two years from now?
I have also noticed this unfortunate and often annoying trend. I wonder if other video channels will spring up in the wake of this decay at YouTube.

Wikipedia has so far resisted the need to commercialise and is all the better for it.

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Found the adverts made it almost unwatchable. Took out a subscription which costs about £12 per month. Good value I think.

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I enjoy the advertisement breaks.
It gives me time to get another beer or take a piss.

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@enihkela said
I enjoy the advertisement breaks.
It gives me time to get another beer or take a piss.
I always urinate after having a coffee, seems to go right through me.

-VR

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Me too.

We are brothers of the piss. 🤔

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@enihkela said
Me too.

We are brothers of the piss. 🤔
Too right.

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@suzianne said
Too right.
And according to you, you're never wrong! 😉

-VR

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@very-rusty said
I always urinate after having a coffee, seems to go right through me.

-VR
A lot of things 'go right through' you, including most ideas.

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@very-rusty said
And according to you, you're never wrong! 😉

-VR
Not 'never', just 'rarely'.

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Why don't you ask your pal about his "definition of hypocrisy" he's been foisting on everyone lately? It's like he invented it and wants royalties. And then come back here and ask me what that has to do with you coming in here talking about me not able to ignore him.

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As far as I know, buying a subscription would mean no adverts, access to some premium content, and the ability to let it play in the background if you want to look at other apps/screens on your phone. There maybe some other features.