They were also shows. It was a piece of scripted entertainment.
This is what gets me. When I'm looking for a tutorial or a visual instruction manual for something, and I get spammed with a fucking ad, it's awful. It's a different thing.
When we get hit with commercials on TV, it's expected, it's a break. A commercial break. But like, it feels weirdly OK. Think of it for live TV; the people on the other side need a break too.
On the YT though, it's purely intrusive, and the setting is usually different too. Like, why are you advertising to me while I'm trying to watch this instruction manual? Now isn't the time for this.
Imagine how ridiculous it would feel to be advertised to in a classroom setting. That is how I feel about it often.
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u/CriticalOfBarns Sep 07 '26
The shows were also typically designed around commercial breaks and not just randomly interrupted mid-sentence.