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		pyth0 on Jan 4, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Perplexity got ads I pay for YouTube premium. But it simply would not exist to the same scale or utility if that was the only model that was funding it. Incredible to see the mental gymnastics needed to avoid that fact.

rajup on Jan 5, 2025 [–]

> But it simply would not exist to the same scale or utility if that was the only model that was funding it.

Citation needed. Are you saying that if there were a billion YT premium subscribers, YT would still need ads for its scale? I doubt it.

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