Be honest with me, because this could change the way I do audios/videos from here on out... (Patreon)

Would self-recorded advertisements ruin the experience for you?

One thing I've constantly gone back and forth on over the years is whether or not to put "ads" in my audios/videos. Like, a little part at the beginning or end wherein I say something along the lines of:

"Thanks for listening! This video was brought to you by (blank, ad-read goes in here)."

Sometimes it would be sponsors, sometimes it would be reminders/updates about the merch store, or other ways you can support the channel.

I'm asking for utter honesty here in your vote/response, because I've always been of the mindset that I don't want to break your immersion, and that an intro/outro would ruin the experience. Little reminders/ads, though, might be the help we need to get us up and out of this financial hardship I've been working on (see July/August of last year for this reference, lol).

So yeah, the question boils down to...

Would self-recorded advertisements ruin the experience for you?