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Either way, it's their choice

Absolutely, I'm just asking why they get a pass. If companies do it we're all enraged but if creators do it it's fine. It's just plain weird.

If I see them I fast forward

Would you do the same if youtube started showing you ads even though you're subscribed to premium? Would you just shrugh it out as a "well they want more money"? I'd bet no, you'd probably be pissed and rightfully so.

Absolutely, I'm just asking why they get a pass

I agree, I don't know why people criticize Google but not the creators. Personally, I'm not criticizing either.

I'd bet no, you'd probably be pissed and rightfully so.

I'd be disappointed, and then I'd have to decide if I wanted to keep paying them or take my business elsewhere. I wouldn't be pissed, though. Because Google doesn't owe me anything.

Just like the creators, they're running a business, so it is what it is. I believe in free markets and if Google stops making a product worth paying for it will work itself out via a competitor taking market share or something else.

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