When you block ads on YouTube, the ads are deleted. This has the problem of not giving creators money, forcing you to actually spend $10/mo or whatever the average Patreon subscription is. What if there was an option for an ad to play in the background while a black rectangle covers the screen while temporarily muting the browser tab? (Since the ad still plays in the background, the creator still gets money, allowing you to be a freeloader) edit: peertube has no ads

  • gaydarless
    9·
    1 year ago

    I’d probably just mute the ad and go to a different tab or look away from the screen. I don’t mean that to sound flippant, but it feels like the easiest solution.

    • JonDorfman@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      The problem with that is lost time. It’s not much, but it can be a bit of a headache especially on things like repair videos.

      • gaydarless
        5·
        1 year ago

        That’s true, especially when the video itself is only like 90 seconds long.

    • sociablefish@lemm.eeOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’d probably just mute the ad and go to a different tab or look away from the screen.

      Which is what my solution would do automatically.