YouTube ads are arguably the worst first-world nuisance that exists. While I understand that ads contribute to YouTube’s yearly revenue, I, frankly, do not care. Whether they span five seconds, 15 seconds, or 30 seconds, YouTube ads are an annoyance that I would avoid if I could. However, that would involve not watching YouTube anymore and that isn’t happening anytime soon. I, along with the majority, eventually accepted ads as we figured that complaining about them is not going to accomplish much, but YouTube took that silence as approval and have seemingly increased the number of ads before videos. The ads have gotten so aggressive that I will repeat a video and the ad will appear again, and so much so that I would rather not watch the video than sit through a 15- to 30-second ad. An increase in ads also means the increase of 30-second ads, which are the bane of my existence. Though the hate against YouTube ads is a prime example of Generation Y’s lack of patience, I do not care. YouTube ads will forever have hatred associated with them. No thanks YouTube, I did not ask for more.
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