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You seem to be under the misunderstanding that video playback is YouTube's core function. No, the core functionality is to drive traffic to Google-owned sites, to be monetized as they see fit.

Remember, on the web, you are the product.



> Remember, on the web, you are the product.

The same goes for many other things:

- Movie theatres in the last few years (commercials before movies)

- Television since the days of black-and-white TVs.

- Radio dramas "sponsored by X" before TVs existed.

How has anything changed?


"On the web you get to choose what kind of product you want to be."




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