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ELI5 How come streaming service are now running commercials? Is that not bad for business because most if not all people got it to avoid commercials? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

You actually have the answer in front of you.

Yes, people signed up for stabbing(streaming) services, with their monthly fees, to get away from ads. So, the corporations start putting ads in the low tier, meaning you have to pay even more every month to start free from ads.

Didn't forget: "good" for the business is "bad" for you. That's pretty much baked into the very foundations of capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I go to bakery and buy bread. They have more money, i have more bread.

Good for bakery, good for me. I don't understand what's "bad" for me?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

i want to unsubscribe from the stabbing service

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

are you sure? 🔪

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Ok, that made my morning. I hate my phone