YouTube watchers, did you see an ad on the way in to this video today? That's right, I'm eligible for monetization! Some of you may not care about ads, some of you may hate them, and some of you may wonder why I'm taking ad money from Google/YouTube. In this personal note, I explain why and what I encourage you to do if you're concerned about it.

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00:00 Introduction 01:06 Why enable ads? 03:07 Recommendations 03:21 uBlock Origin 04:00 Alternate platforms 04:47 Front ends 05:12 A request if you block ads 07:41 Outro

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