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What would pay for the cost of developing and running all the services? It cost a *lot* of money to develop 1990s Internet which was…

Keep justifying it, you know what you're doing.

> creators that provide nothing of monetary value. ...he says, while still consuming the content. :)

You can justify it however you want, as long as you realise what you're doing is denying income for the creators you watch.

> You said YouTube content has worth. I asked for evidence. 100% on topic. No goalposts moved. In your wall of text you still failed to…

> Nobody is forcing content creators to upload videos. Nobody is forcing anybody to earn a living. But people still do. > Also, if I do…

Sure, you can do whatever you want. I just find it amusing that people keep arguing that it isn't stealing when it effectively is. :)

> YouTube was created to provide streaming video ad-free at no cost. YouTube was started in 2005 with angel investor and VC money from…

No. They don't do [ads or…

> It's not stealing. YouTube provides streaming video in exchange for users watching ads which sustains the platform. Ad revenue goes to…

As mentioned before, some people prefer not to deny the content creators their income, and the platform their revenue.

> All of which you can get free with SmartTube and YouTube Revanced. *"All of which you can steal for free"*

> This is where we differ in opinion. I would agree if it were Play Music, because there's an entire market there with ad-free purchase and…

> they get a lot from people who watch the ads! That's good, and people who don't want to watch ads can pay to not watch them.

> Although no one should pay for YouTube. Why? Who should pay all the content creators and staff salaries to run the massive infrastructure…

> Or are you saying that people who don't watch ads are greedy? A lot of content creators get or supplement their income by ads, YT Premium…

> I'm not watching YouTube with ads, so content creators are not earning anything from me unless YouTube charges a reasonable subscription.…

Resorting to piracy means creators will get nothing at all.

> This is pure greed on another level. Yeah, so many people are only thinking of themselves and not the content creators' source of income.…

> Lol scrub 20 times? Who comes up with these "tests"? That's the problem with relying on third party comments on a random internet forum.…

@ricadam People don't realize (or care) stealing content takes money away from creators which will make the platform less attractive (or…

It won't prevent a dropped card from being picked up and used though.

I think you've missed my point.

> but in the future i'd like to have something to protect my wallet as a whole, sue me. Maybe something like…

Adding your cards to your phone and leaving the physical cards at home will be safer. Phones require authentication before a payment can be…

The typical battery life that people quote is around 12 months, although there are people who get 18 months or more. It depends on how…

I think you're thinking of Android's Find My which is different (and poorer) than Samsung's SmartTags. FWIW here's a comparison between…

> Fair call re comments, but isn't that what voting is for? Voting gives no context. Some people downvote just because they didn't like the…

Did you allow precise location permissions on your phone? I can tell you you're in the minority - I have many friends with multiple…

They work perfectly for me too. Maybe something wasn't right with your phone.