To get rid of the annoying YouTube message (ad blocker are not allowed on Youtube) use this custom filter in uBlock extension

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  • Queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/GOOG/alphabet/gross-profit

    Alphabet gross profit for the quarter ending June 30, 2023 was $42.688B, a 7.85% increase year-over-year.

    Alphabet gross profit for the twelve months ending June 30, 2023 was $160.503B, a 1.7% increase year-over-year.

    Alphabet annual gross profit for 2022 was $156.633B, a 6.77% increase from 2021.

    Alphabet annual gross profit for 2021 was $146.698B, a 50.01% increase from 2020.

    Alphabet annual gross profit for 2020 was $97.795B, a 8.71% increase from 2019.

    Huh, they seemingly have money to not fuck our eyes without lube for ads, but I guess they somehow just don’t have enough money, 156 billion dollars is really nothing after all. Probably more money in between my couch cushions. Such a small indie company that has to struggle to remain afloat, like an Etsy store.

    • Conwork@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This phenomenon is normally created by a bunch of mid level people without many stock options trying to get promotions. They need the big arrow to go up to get a good raise, be recognized, etc in their individual business units.

      The people pushing things to go up are typically not motivated by the gross number as much as they are making their boss happy enough to pay them more. That’s why the change is all that matters.

    • zepheriths@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yes but does YouTube it’s self make money? There isn’t a reason to run a section of your company if it costs you money.

      I am not justifying 17 ads in a 10 minute video, but no company keeps a product that doesn’t make money

      • grumpyrico@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        True but data collection is still done and generates $$$

        Think about gmail & Google docs

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        1 year ago

        There are lots of reasons that one area of your company may make less money. It’s like how the NYC subway or post office technically don’t “make money” but the value they bring to the whole system is a net positive by enabling all the other companies to make way more.

        • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          1 year ago

          Government ≠ Private/Publically shared company.
          Google couldn’t care less about what it brings if it doesnt make more money than it takes.

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            1 year ago

            Data aquisition for analysis, AI training, tracking and simply having monopolized a space. Theres a lot of positives and indirect profit that might make it feasible.

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      1 year ago

      Alphabet

      what does this mean? is it the stock market in general or google or is it tech co’s?

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      1 year ago

      How do you think they make that money? I mean yes it is an insane amount and do they need that much but they would still have ads.