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		nilamo 41 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Advertising as a major source of human dissatisfac... They're very annoying all around on YouTube. Hit skip, wait five seconds, hit skip again... and if you don't, there's a several minute ad??!

hdgvhicv 41 days ago [–]

I see some adverts on YouTube on channels I watch, I just jump ahead (“commonly skipped section” feature). Some I actually enjoy and don’t jump over (map men ones are typically good).

I don’t recognise this “wait 5 seconds” bit.

Telaneo 41 days ago | [–]

That bit is for the preroll ad you get without an adblocker.

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