Would it though? I'd be happy to podcasters to have aggregated figures on listens, skips, pauses etc, as long as it's not linked to me. It could improve podcasts, ads, and probably increase their revenue, which I'm all in favour of.
I agree that it's a potentially miserable reality however if I'm still capable of skipping forward, and it means that my favorite podcasts and creation networks are able to sustain themselves, I'm okay with this outcome.
