I didn’t mind ads on YT back in the day when skipping was available right away, or after 3 seconds. That was a long time ago though.
same amount of effort
Physical effort, yes. Cognitive effort, no.
- Intros on a serial show are expected, and in some cases change subtly from one episode to another to provide additional entertainment value (eg the Simpsons intro). In other cases a change of intro sets the setting for the episode (eg Star Trek: Enterprise’s Storm Front episodes).
- YouTube ads are not related to the show, provide no contextual value, and in the case of interstitial ads are not even at a predictable time. They also tend to be inanely repetitive, showing the same ad over and over in consecutive videos. Contrast those to eg halftime ads at the Superbowl broadcasts, which have predictable timing, variety, and have a history of being (or trying to be) entertaining.
Ooh - apostrophe gore in the title.
Why doesn’t Netflix have an option to always skip intros? Why do I have to hit it every time? Are there people that love watching the intro?
Not Netflix, but some shows have amazing intros that change every episode, like GoT.
Hell the intro was the most interesting part of the first 95% of the first episode (the last two minutes totally made up for it though).
Some shows put unique gags in each intro, like Simpsons.
I think they use that to help track whether you’re watching or not (I don’t recall ever seeing the “are you still watching?” prompt when skipping intros… but my sample size is 1)
Videos haven’t had a single ad in years. It’s always multiples bunched together and inconsistent as to whether you can skip or have to wait it out. Shows only ever have one opening (sometimes an ending as well) and their less predatory.
