karnage on nostr

I’ve noticed that I don’t want to zap podcasts who have sponsor spots in the middle of the show.

I know it’s not fair or rational even - they need to make something for their work, but somehow it feels like betrayal. They are getting around ad blocking and putting sponsor spots at the beginning because they know you’ll just skip the first few minutes. This really sucks. But maybe I suck more for complaining about it 🤷‍♂️

V4v is clearly not there yet and they need the ad spots but I wish they kept them in the beginning so I could skip them 😂

The worst is when the host pretends like it’s a good product by having used it a few times and then lying about it being the thing they use regularly. Why do this? Just say I tried it and it seems ok… 😂 and leave it at that. Don’t lie.

Anyway… / end rant

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Leo Wandersleb · 100w

Yeah, some put a loading bar into the bottom of the stream during those pathetic endorsements. That makes it more skippable but yeah, it's annoying when you're listening to a podcast and maybe getting your hands dirty with garden work and can't skip that crap.

bumi · 100w

would you pay up front with LN to get one without the add?

Some Guy · 100w

My understanding is that the host-read spots are worth a LOT more to sponsors than pre-recorded commercials from others. On the Media just did a podcast talking about how they're adding those kinds of spots specifically because of the economic benefit. I find that the skip-30 button usually is enou...

banjo · 100w

I don't really begrudge sponsor spots...some are annoying, yet if the content is good, I'm ok with that... At some point we'll be using zaps for support (and perhaps sponsorships will go the way of the phonograph record)...

Judge Hardcase · 100w

I mostly consume podcasts (or any other content when available) via Youtube (free version). I generally don't mind ads at the beginning as long as they aren't excessively long. What I find most annoying is a podcast being interrupted by a Youtube native ad followed by a direct sponsor spot. So, fo...