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[–] Fades@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Why are you paying your abuser

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Honestly: I'd rather pay for YT and pirate Netflix.
The amount of Entertainment I get from YT exceeds the scale of Netflix and I use it daily at 2-3h per day.

And while yes, it's free, I can also support the creators with a better click price than a regular click.
Is it a better solution then the respective patreon/whatever? Nope
Do I want to pay 5€/month or video each time? Fuck no. I am not king Midas.

[–] wishthane@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Yup, that's how I see it too. I don't like seeing ads, the creators do at least get more money, and the actual value I get out of YouTube is pretty high

[–] FehrIsFair@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Not to mention not every creator will have a patreon anyway so this covers that scenario as well.

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There's a ton of educational content only on YT and so it's a part of our homeschool curriculum. My kids were getting a lot of super inappropriate ads a while back, so I got premium to avoid all ads.

[–] there1snospoon@ttrpg.network 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What homeschool curriculum provider are you using?

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Acton and we participate in a state program and several private programs depending on the kids' interest.

[–] IntrepidIceIgloo@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Mercival@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Stockholm syndrome was made up to cover for police incompetence

[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thats the first I've heard of that. Got a link? this sounds like a rabbit hole I'd like to go down.

[–] Mercival@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Here's a springboard article, if you want to do your own research.

https://www.nzz.ch/english/how-the-myth-of-stockholm-syndrome-came-from-a-media-driven-hostage-spectacle-ld.1752897

The woman, based on whom the term was coined (the psychiatrist never even talked to her) wrote an autobiography "I became Stockholm Syndrome".

There's also the works of Allan Wade, a Canadian psychologist, who has talked to the victims throughout his career.

Basically when you're at the whims of an armed lunatic, you might cozy up to them in order to appease them. The victims were also really afraid of the police coming in and shooting them. Which is pretty justified, considering the police couldn't even identify the perpetrator before conceding on his demands and bringing in his prison buddy.

The guy with a gun, whom they've been talking to for days and has not hurt them in the slightest looked much less dangerous than the impending doom of the police barging in and shooting the wrong person.