i genuinely don't understand how youtube as a company makes a profit

are there really that many people using the site without adblock? I feel like it's gotta be less than 10% of people

@gmsh most people use Youtube through the phone app or their TV

@noiob @gmsh yeah like, that's what i was thinking

it's because i use youtube on mobile and TV so much that i went out of my way to convince my parents to get us all premium, since it's much easier than having to fiddle with an adblocker that's network wide (yes, pihole exists, yes, i've tried it, no, it's not good for my use-cases anyways)

@EeveeEuphoria @gmsh on android and google tv you can get modified apps with ad blockers

@noiob @gmsh yeah but they're all either shady as hell, shut down, or made by cryptobros

...sometimes all 3, like that one app i can't remember the name of

@EeveeEuphoria @gmsh don't care who makes them as long as they work lol

@noiob @gmsh i mean personally i don't want to install potential malware on my phone with my bank details, but you do you i guess lol

@EeveeEuphoria idk I don't have my bank details on my phone

@noiob my bank app literally only works on android because any other bank i sign up for tells me "lol you don't have a consistent income, get bent asshole"

@EeveeEuphoria I mean your bank app shouldn't contain your bank details

@EeveeEuphoria and unless you're rooted apps can't affect each other

@noiob tell me why all the reports about any malware on android ever talk about how bank details get stolen

@EeveeEuphoria idk I run a current security patch, I don't really read those. I'm guessing stuff like autofill?

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