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Streaming Ads Are So Much Worse Than Traditional Ad Breaks (www.rogerebert.com)
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[–] mindbleach 12 points 5 months ago

The excuse was always 'but how will they make money?'

It was always a distraction. There is no such thing as enough money, for these bastards. You could pay exorbitant fees, per-show, per-minute, and they'd still drool over taking your money and selling your eyeballs.