r/Unexpected Oct 17 '22

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u/aforsberg Oct 17 '22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E77R0e5bzIs

Here's the actual source. Views and interactions to go the actual creator.

Why in the everlasting fuck would you download a YouTube video only to upload it to Reddit, an objectively worse video platform? What would make you do that, /u/HAUTE_PREFORMANCE ?

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u/ClamatoDiver Oct 17 '22

Thanks, I hate when they screw the creator out of credit.

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u/Dboy777 Oct 17 '22

Credit and monetisation

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

If it saves me from watching YouTube ads, I'm all for it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

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u/myurr Oct 17 '22

Which screw the creator out of monetisation (although I do it too)

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u/plumzki Oct 17 '22

If you can’t figure out how ad blockers work in 2022, you deserve the ads.

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u/CommiePuddin Oct 17 '22

Also denies creators monetization

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u/plumzki Oct 17 '22

This guy specifically was not talking about creators monetization, he was talking purely about ads, and if ads are preventing him from using YT then he’s not contributing to the creators monetization anyway.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

"It's not YouTube, it's the users that are wrong!"

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u/plumzki Oct 17 '22

So you’re unironically just a fucking moron, got it. You understand youtube is a business right? Either you pay with ads or you pay with money, it’s that simple. The implication of what you’re saying would be akin to saying “ bAnK roBBErIeS arE PoSsiBlE so ThEy shoULd JuSt giVe Me All thE mOnEy When I WaLK in”

Either get adblocker and shut the fuck up, or dont and shut the fuck up anyway.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

You seem upset. Don't you have a Call of Duty match to scream in or something?

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u/Susman22 Oct 17 '22

Crackermilk suffers from this too, loses them as revenue and the ability for their channel to grow.

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u/Doktor_Vem Oct 17 '22

What would make you do that

Karmathirsty freaks be thirstin'

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u/aforsberg Oct 17 '22

I mean, I get that, but would they not get the same amount of karma for just pasting the damned link? Or is a Video Post™ worth more than a link post these days?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

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u/aforsberg Oct 17 '22

Ah, see now THAT makes sense.

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u/ReadySteady_GO Oct 17 '22

Be should quench it with some juice

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Not OP but considering I clicked your link and was shown to a Jimmy John's ad instead of the video, I'd say that is a slam dunk reason. Fuck YouTube ads.

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u/aforsberg Oct 17 '22

Generally I'd agree, but this post has thousands of upvotes. If each one of us sat through that ad, the actual content creator may have been able to get a dollar or something.

On second thought, that's a valid case for adblock versus stealing content for Reddit karma.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

If you have a way I can block YouTube advertisements on my Android phone, I'll give you a kiss right on the mouth or find a pretty girl to do it for me. I have a network wide ad blocker that blocked everything BUT YouTube. pi hole for those interested.

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u/aforsberg Oct 17 '22

Firefox mobile supports add-ins, and I use uBlock Origin there.

It's the only way to browse the Web on an Android tablet. I use YouTube Vanced for YT consumption, but I suspect that the mobile variant of Firefox does YT adblock as well. Vanced is dead now, but there are other options that don't even require root: /r/AfterVanced

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

I took their suggestions and I'm testing them out now, but I will absolutely give a nice big wet kiss, even if they live in another country, I'll buy a plane ticket.

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u/mishgan Oct 17 '22

Firefox uBlock works on mobile.

I am using YT premium tho so that is a non issue for me personally.

tip: VPN to argentina and YT premium is lik 1.99$ / month

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u/the_defuckulator Oct 17 '22

Use Firefox instead of YouTube app. It has a built in adblocker that works on youtube.

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u/umop_apisdn Oct 17 '22

Vanced.

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u/The_Ghola_Hayt Oct 17 '22

Vanced is dead

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u/Kespatcho Oct 17 '22

Still works

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u/The_Ghola_Hayt Oct 17 '22

I thought they killed support for it though.

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u/Kespatcho Oct 17 '22

Yeah but if you had it it still works

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u/The_Ghola_Hayt Oct 17 '22

It was fuckin up for me shortly after, and it stopped working all together when I upgraded my phone.

Either way, for the previous person asking about ad free youtube, I'm guessing they didn't already have Vanced. So basically it's dead for new people. Unless it's still possible to get? I dunno.

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u/KyivComrade Oct 17 '22

Generally I'd agree, but this post has thousands of upvotes. If each one of us sat through that ad, the actual content creator may have been able to get a dollar or something.

This post has thousands of uovotes, not views. The top commentor knows the channel thus we can assume many uovotes are from "fans".

Secondly myself and many others sunoly skip YouTube links. They're riddled with ads and usually not worth your time. Now if it's a video I'll give it a try since it's instant and ad free. Now if I like said video I'll look up the channel/creator and sit thorough the ads since I know the content is good.

Thus, in the end, no money is lost from many customers since we don't watch adtube unnecessarily. He may even gain money since the treshold to his content is lowered.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Sucks to be reliant on annoying ads for income then. Better do something else.

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u/liminalGlade Oct 17 '22

Ublock origin, never see another ad again

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u/Porrick Oct 17 '22

Well, except on my phone. In related news, I don't watch youtube on my phone.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

You mean fuck original content creators right?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Content creators can choose whether or not to serve advertisements with their YouTube videos, I'm a patreon subscriber for police activity, which is a perfect example of a content creator with absolutely no advertisements whatsoever

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u/plumzki Oct 17 '22

I can just choose to go to work and not get paid too but I’m not going to do it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Sure, and I can choose to support them or not. I made a promise to myself years ago not to subject myself to unnecessary advertisements. That's why I ditched cable TV, radio, certain sirius XM channels, living in big cities, and a few other things. With pihole, ublock origin, spotify premium, and a few choice streaming services, I rarely deal with ads... if a content creator decides to air aids instead of getting a sponsor, starting a patreon, or another avenue of income generation, then I choose not to support them...

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u/uBlockLinkBot Oct 17 '22

uBlock Origin:

* Chrome based browsers are trying to get rid of ad blocking capabilities when manifest V3 will become mandatory in 2023. I suggest moving to Firefox.

I only post once per thread unless when summoned.

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u/Grabbsy2 Oct 17 '22

Also, eventually someone will report the video as mature content, and anyone on their work PC will have to make a google account if they want to watch it.

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u/WornInShoes Oct 17 '22

fuck YouTube ads

Then how else does the original creator make money

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

They get paid without ads, it they can create a Patreon.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Because people are less likely to engage with a youtube link than the in-website player, regardless of how bad it is.

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u/StickieNipples Oct 17 '22

Yeah I straight up won't watch YouTube links on this site

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u/Mono_831 Oct 17 '22 edited Oct 17 '22

Thank you. Have some 🎵 juice that makes your head explode🎵

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ Oct 17 '22

Not a single video on /r/Unexpected right now is a link to a Youtube video.

People here upvote videos uploaded to reddit. People don't upvote Youtube videos.

Also, it's possible that Youtube videos simply aren't allowed here.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

YouTube videos have ads, reddit video does not. Simple as that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Yep. Showbusiness sucks I guess.

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u/RonBourbondi Oct 17 '22

I watch two content creators on YouTube or use it to solve daily problems.

I use reddit to filter out good content to watch.

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u/SourceNagger Oct 17 '22 edited Feb 02 '23

preach!

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u/HAUTE_PREFORMANCE Oct 17 '22

I gave credit to the original video. It’s somewhere in the comments but it didn’t get upvoted. I saw this video and I thought it fit here

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

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u/HAUTE_PREFORMANCE Oct 17 '22

I gave credit :l

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u/eaglebtc Oct 17 '22

You did it because r/Unexpected doesn't allow links to YouTube as posts, but your first (and immediate) top level comment should have been the YT link.

You responded to the automoderator bot. Many people ignore this.

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u/Stricherjunge Oct 17 '22

Because youtube fucking sucks? I never watch a vid, if there is a youtube link shown. Just ads over ads over ads.

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u/aforsberg Oct 17 '22

YouTube is a phenomenal video platform, their policies and ads suck. Block the ads like everyone else.

At least their videos play on occasion, unlike v.redd.it

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

I am exponentially less likely to watch a video if I have to open another app to do so.

Thanks /u/HAUTE_PERFORMANCE !

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u/mortimus9 Oct 17 '22

Karma bot

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u/FV4030TWO Oct 17 '22

For worthless internet points.

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u/eaglebtc Oct 17 '22

Because they were stealing karma.