I will never ever pay for ad-free videos

That moment when you're watching a YouTube video and BAM - a sudden ad comes out of nowhere - and it has a painfully long duration to come with it as well. These are one of the most annoying things made to living mankind; ADS.

Ads come in many shapes and sizes - from blocking a corner during internet surfing to popping up and blocking your entire screen while you are playing a phone game - all are extremely annoying. Let's say there's a funny video on YouTube that you want to show your friend. You open up the video and boom; a 30 second long unskippable ad pops up. The first reaction will always be "AWW COME ON". Ads ads ads...

I understand, people need to make revenue off of their own videos, but at least put shorter ads in your videos! Putting a 30-second long ad inside your video is very painful for the millions of us out there. Obviously, I can survive these ads and help the video producer a bit, but over time, these ads get extremely annoying especially when you are watching multiple videos in a row. 

With the introduction of YouTube Red, watching videos has never been as expensive as before! With a super "cheap" cost of $9.99 per month, your wallet will be empty by the end of next year! Let's get this straight; paying for free videos is certainly a no. There is a reason the word "free" is in front of the word "videos". The reason YouTube is so popular is because it is an efficient way for people of all ages to learn and be entertained without having to pay (internet service fees are excluded) a cent. Ads are used to help generate revenue for producers so that it becomes a win-win situation. However, with the introduction of YouTube Red, the situation now is more like a -1000% lose to a $1000 win. 

On my side of things, I would NEVER pay for free videos. Even if the subscription cost lowered, I would still not pay for it. It is clearly just not worth it; especially when the current ads are only 5-30 seconds long. The longer ads have a "Skip Ad" button, which is a feature YouTube may remove to influence more people to subscribe to their service. 

Like come on, a 20 second long ad will not destroy your life....ye

TV is DYING! ... or is it?

TV has become a classic thing to do nowadays, especially with the introduction of media applications such as Netflix and AppleTV. Since cable offers many channels, it makes it kind of hard to find a specific channel you like when your favourite channels are broadcasting something uninteresting. This is a major problem in the history of television, especially when there are over 100 channels each broadcasting something random. With the introduction of media applications that allow streaming of videos anytime and anywhere, TV is quickly becoming obsolete. There is no need to browse channels and find a show you like anymore; you can choose and watch any show anytime.

Back in the early first decade of the 21st century, TV used to be the major entertainment appliance used to entertain people of all ages. Children and adults used to gather together to, perhaps, watch a show. However, with the new media appliances, it is possible to have "marathons"; watching an entire season or seasons of a show without stopping. People will usually watch alone or with one other person which is completely different from the old days where people will watch with their entire family. It is still possible to watch as an entire family, but it is more rare. 

Television is definitely dying, and cable services, etc will go down with television. These new media applications will take over. Probably the biggest advantage of these new applications is the freedom to schedule your own shows, without having to be controlled entirely by the broadcaster's schedule. This makes it so that you can be fully entertained at any time anywhere. 

I have my own experiences with television; I was very fond of television, until I lost interest with it. When I was younger, I used to be addicted to television like I was addicted to chocolate. After a while, it became less entertaining; the preferred shows always broadcasted after my curfew. I discovered YouTube in grade 1, but did not take any notice of it. After a while, YouTube became a very popular video site, slowly obliterating television and making it obsolete. A few months went by and our television was never used. My family cut the cable as it was not necessary anymore. Media streaming services was also partly why we cut off the cable; it was more convenient and inexpensive. In my opinion, television is definitely dying.... quickly.