I’m under the impression that Google deliberately hinders their YouTube platform just because you have ad-blockers. With videos taking time to buffer, seems to signal this, because it almost makes up nearly the amount of time for when ads take if you had to watch them. So since you’re ad-blocking and they don’t like that, they’ll make your experience miserable until you want to pay their service or not use ad-block.

  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
    17·
    5 months ago

    The question comes to mind - why work so hard to consolidate their power so thoroughly? They already have basically everything anyone could want. Why not kick back and relax?

    One plausible answer supported by some of the data: They love raping children, and need their power network to continue to feel safe while continuing to kidnap and rape children.

      • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
        21·
        5 months ago

        I’m not so sure it’s actually pedophilia, as in I don’t think they’re sexually attracted to children.

        I think what actually turns them on is having the power to destroy a vulnerable person with impunity, and pretty much no one is as vulnerable as a child.

        Which makes sense because you have to be a psychopath to become a billionaire.