Re: stupid youtube

From	felix <me@nothere.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.computers, aus.tv
Subject	Re: stupid youtube
Date	2016-12-09 19:07 +1100
Message-ID	<eav72fF4jr9U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On Friday, 9 Dec 2016 5:08 PM, Clocky wrote:
> On 8/12/2016 10:18 AM, felix wrote:
>> On Thursday, 8 Dec 2016 10:00 AM, Je�us wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 09:52:33 +1100, felix <me@nothere.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, 8 Dec 2016 9:37 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 09:23:07 +1100, felix <me@nothere.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thursday, 8 Dec 2016 9:12 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 09:08:13 +1100, felix <me@nothere.invalid> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 8 Dec 2016 6:55 AM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Your original question/gripe was:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "why the heck does youtube put those banner ads on videos?"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I answered your question appropriately. The main problem here is
>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>> question was stupid to begin with.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> look up rhetorical question
>>>>>>>     No need to and that is irrelevant anyway.
>>>>>> no it's not. apparently I keep overestimating the intelligence of
>>>>>> usenet
>>>>>> contributors, just as they keep underestimating mine. here's a
>>>>>> 'translation' of my 'question' that should help
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 'how stupid is it of youtube to put those banners on their videos?'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> which in itself is a rhetorical question :)
>>>>> We've come full circle again. Considering the continued success of
>>>>> both youtube and commercial TV stations, I just can't see how they 
>>>>> are
>>>>> stupid for placing annoying and obnoxious advertising in their
>>>>> media/programming/whatever. They've been doing it for a long time 
>>>>> now,
>>>>> with no apparent decline in their respective audiences. People mostly
>>>>> don't like it, but it doesnt drive them away either. That doesnt mean
>>>>> I approve of it.
>>>>
>>>> because there's no preferable alternative,
>>> Sigh. OK. Consider your reply as having the last word.
>>>
>>>> although it's been suggested
>>>> that commercial FTA tv will disappear in time
>>
>>
>> what IS your problem?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> He doesn't have one, you do. 

I don't think so. It's called conversation. he seems to have a problem 
with my reply. so do YOU think there is a preferable alternative to 
youtube for ppl who want to post and watch videos? if so I'd like to 
hear of it since I don't know of any. likewise what is your opinion of 
the future of FTA television?

> Ads on youtube work and a good number of people make a living from the 
> ad revenue generated from their videos.
>
> I can assure you that they don't think the model is stupid at all.

but the ppl watching videos do cos they hate them

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