• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I only speak for myself but the day they require it, bye. I’ll miss the creators that I follow but the ones I directly patron through other ways, I’ll watch elsewhere. I get that servers cost money but Google isn’t losing money, they just want more.

    • Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml
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      1 day ago

      Realistically we didn’t need it before YouTube existed and I should be fine without it, but I think it’ll be tough, I don’t have an aerial for FTA tv anymore, nor a tv in my bedroom and I don’t really want to sign up for a subscription streaming service. Plus a decent chunk of my employers use YouTube as end point for the videos I edit so that could be a bit of a hit too. There’s always reading I guess, that might be doubly necessary if I end up poorer and can’t afford much else.