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Tbh I don't mind ad reads from youtubers or anything. I'll usually skip them, but they don't feel super corporate or targeted (and sometimes they're funny)
And they’re a BIG DEAL. e.g. this tech journalist who left a big publication and hung out her shingle. No sponsorships? No Becca.
Sponsorblock means the big (75%) blue section goes away. Becca’s vid
Let’s be real, we want them to eat? To entertain us? At some point not enough normies are left to subsidize if sponsorblocking becomes too popular.
Counterpoint, there was just new information put out on one of the most prolific content sponsors (honey) and the literal fraud they've been perpetrating over the years. With more to come.
In general, the higher the payout the scummier the sponsor.
Man that Honey fraud was so dirty—glad they were exposed so virally. Now is that a baby/bathwater situation?
Fraud bad, Becca-like people good
There were more scams than just honey. That was just the latest one.
When YouTube sponsorships continue to be scams over and over it makes it very difficult to trust ANY YouTube sponsorship.
Also fuck ads. I wouldn’t wanna see them even if they weren’t a scam.