Blocking 3rd party network ads do deprive creators of revenue; but using uBlock Origins does have these important benefits:
*Protects you from malicious attacks through 3rd party ad networks.
*Keeps your browser fast from trackers.
*Stops intrusive ads that literally take up 30% of your screen and move the website around making it difficult to read an article.
But sponsored segments built into the video itself? It has none of these issues. A lot of creators do what they love, but they still need income. If you value the content they create these sponsored posts allow them to keep doing that or you can chip in a few bucks to pay for an ad-free feed.
Video is a lot of work.
Source: made my own DevOps video course that I had to video edit + now part of a video D&D podcast that I thankfully do not have to edit or subtitle.
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