For distances >600km, flying is usually 4x-10x faster at a similar price. At least in and around Germany. I assume in the US trains compare way worse, also because the distances are way larger.

Examples: “Normal” example: Stuttgart (Germany) -> Amsterdam (Netherlands) Train: 11h 10min - 241€ Plane: 1h 20min - 225€

Best case scenario for train in Germany at around that distance (because there’s a direct connection): München -> Berlin Train: 3h 54min - 167€ Plane: 1h 5min - 226€

There’s a couple of reasons straws might be convenient or even necessary:

• You have a disability that causes movement problems like shaking
• Limited neck/shoulder/arm mobility or a swollen lip (The latter makes it hard to get a proper seal)
• You wear lipstick or other makeup that could get washed away
• Your edibles were too strong
• You can build containers that don’t spill when they fall over

(Edit: Add text at the beginning instead of just throwing a list out there)

They place ads in the search results.

If you disable your ad blocker, the first search result will almost always an Amazon ad. I test searched for “Headphones” and it also shows a row of JBL headphones at the top ala google shopping, which is an ad as well.

Really, they make their money the same way as google, they just don’t track your searches and site visits.

• No ads
• Creators get more money than from ads
• YouTube is less dependent on advertisers
• You can get it in a bundle with YouTube music It’s not that bad of a deal. Music and YouTube are the two pieces of media I consume most, so it makes sense for me.

That, but AFAIK they get most of their money for setting google as the default search engine.