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		gumby on Nov 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube will now show ads on all videos even if cr... If you don't want to watch ads you can always do something else. There's no shortage of things to do, and YouTube need not be high on your list.

anoncake on Nov 19, 2020 [–]

Of course I could, but why should I? Ad blockers work fine.

gumby on Nov 19, 2020 | [–]

That’s good too: just because they sent you some bit doesn’t mean you are obligated to read (/watch/parse/etc) them.

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