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So I think this might be getting misrepresented. Now I don’t in anyway support"interactive ads" like this, but I’m pretty sure that is all this is. I actually had this exact commercial yesterday and didn’t even realize that it was actually asking the question in a non-rhetorical way. So I didn’t touch the remote and the commercial just plays out and ends as it would if the text wasn’t on the screen. I don’t know what happens if you actually answer the question. Hulu puts an ad countdown timer on the screen when ads are playing so you know how much of the ad is left and my show resumed at the time it said it would before the commercials started.

Not sure which you are referring to, but they’ve both been around as creators on YouTube forever. They are both still actively making content. I’m not sure what memes you’re seeing, but maybe you’re just coming across communities with people that grew up watching this stuff more now. AVGN started in 2004 and Nostalgia Critic in 2007 so there’s a long history out there.

Content can be a little sparse at times. I’d rather be light on content rather than all the posts from archival bots archiving reddit posts. That’s stuff is annoying and no one ever comments in those.

Much appreciated. I don’t have an account on that platform and it seems to randomly decide to not let me view things without an account.

It’s crazy how there is so much lore to the ytmnd multiverse. I don’t remember much of it now, but I remember spending a lot time reading and watching about the different versions of the website in the different universes. Ytmnd, ptkfgs, one was just like typing noises or something. I feel old now.

I think that it’s a little bit of don’t care and a little bit of that it’s a ton of work I think. It’s a lot of work if you actually use online services because they all want your data. You have to be very aware of every app and site that you visit. Changing settings, browser extensions, complex opt out methods. It’s more effort than a lot of people will make.