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SponsorBlock – Skip over sponsorship segments on YouTube

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192 points bgstry | 2 comments | 21 Apr 21 07:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.432s | source
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rPlayer6554 ◴[21 Apr 21 08:43 UTC] No.26886888[source]▶
I understand people don't like ads, but at some point doesn't someone have to pay creators for content? This feels just like stealing: I don't know how you can justify it: sponsor spots don't track you and they don't slow down your computer. Yes they are a minor inconvenience but they make the content you watch possible.
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1. Nextgrid ◴[21 Apr 21 09:27 UTC] No.26887197[source]▶
The problem with sponsor spots is that they're the same every single video, there's just not enough diversity on the market.

Is it bad to be skipping a sponsor segment because you've seen it dozens of times? Is it bad if you're already a happy user of the advertised product? Etc.

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2. rPlayer6554 ◴[21 Apr 21 10:23 UTC] No.26887589[source]▶
I don't think manual skipping is bad. If you take the time to manually skip you probably weren't going to buy the product anyways. It's automatic skipping that I have an issue with. It doesn't give the creator even a chance to pitch the product and their affiliate code (which makes them money)