system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: No one I know, including myself, clicks on YouTube ads. Most say they skip/close immediately. How does this seemingly flawed system generate so much money if no on ever responds to the ads?
gpt
Despite that you quickly click to close them, you still see them. That's what count, that's what the companies pay for.

Some companies pay for 15 second ads, some companies pay for 15 second ads with 3 second click away, some companies pay for "just a small banner".