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snek_case 78 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The fun has been optimized out of the Internet

Yeah but they weren't as toxic. I was an early YouTube user... The platform used to have no ads, can you imagine?

pseudalopex 78 days ago | [–]

Facebook planned ads always. And YouTube probably. Ads made engagement their 1 goal. This caused most of their bad parts. Not smart phones.

brokenmachine 78 days ago | [–]

Adblock bro.

The day I can't block ads is the last day I use youtube.

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