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Stop using YouTube. (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 11 months ago by Daft_ish to c/unpopularopinion

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It sucks.

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[–] mriormro 33 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I actually pay for YouTube premium. I know, I'm the literal devil according to some people on here.

It's just that I like to watch a lot of cooking shows, infotainment, and long form visual essays on a couple of niche topics pertaining to my profession and YouTube happens to have a great cross section of that kind of content. And, if we're being honest, I've gotten old enough where it's just a huge waste of my time trying to get to the experience I want via hacks or workarounds. Specifically, an ad free one.

YouTube, Curiosity Stream and a usenet provider are the only subscriptions I pay for and I'm quite happy with what I get for ~$20 a month. To each their own though.

[–] BassTurd 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I originally got YT music which came with YT Red. I don't like the price increases, but I have a family plan and 4 of the 6 spots are friends that pay me for access. It costs my wife and I about $6 a month for unlimited music streaming and ad free YT. I don't have any problem paying for content as long as it's accessible and not overly priced. YT isn't free to run so Google has to make money somehow and that's either ads or premium memberships. Some of that goes to content creators that I spend hours watching weekly.

I've read about how some of the ad content is displayed on videos it shouldn't be, and some ads are overly intrusive, and that's not good. Also, I don't agree with many of Google's practices as of late. That sucks, but until there's a better option with the content I want to watch at a price I'm willing to pay around, I'll happily pay my dues.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wait till they spill ads in premium as well

[–] BassTurd 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If they do, I will not be a premium subscriber anymore.

[–] ttmrichter 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Way back when, when speciality cable became a thing, the big appeal to all these cable packages was "no ads, unlike regular television channels".

Everybody started buying cable packages. And it was glorious! You could watch a show or a movie WITHOUT getting interrupted by stupid bullshit ads.

Then they started putting ads in between episodes or shows. People grumbled, but hey, it was between not during so ... nobody pulled out (statistically speaking).

Then they'd put an ad in the middle. Just a short one. People grumbled, but hey, it was short. So nobody (statistically speaking) pulled out.

Over time, using salami tactics (one thin slice after another), ads got injected into all these speciality packages. In the end you got exactly the same as what you'd fled from. Only you paid ten times as much for it.

And nobody (statistically speaking) pulled out.

So guess what Youtube Premium is going to be doing? (Hint: history doesn't repeat, but it sure as fuck rhymes!)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I believe that the existence of ad blockers do change the situation quite a lot.

I also pay for youtube premium. Before doing so I was using an adblocker and didn't see a single ad before subscribing.

The reason I did so was that multiple creators I was following mentioning that a view from a premium subscriber was worth more to them financially than from a regular one.

It's the easiest way for me to support multiple creators at once.

The moment my experience decreases, Youtube looses my support and I go Patreon instead. As ublock exists I don't have to live through ads at all.

[–] BassTurd 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The moment I hear my first ad, I will be immediately dropping the service. My consumption you YT content will drop almost to nothing. I absolutely refuse to pay for a service that has ads. You don't get it both ways.

[–] ttmrichter 4 points 11 months ago

Very few people follow through on this. I hope enough do to kill Youtube, though.

[–] green_biri 3 points 11 months ago

Look at Mr. Einstein here with his reasonable logic

This fear mongering from OP above (and many others) is really ridiculous, obvious problems will have obvious solutions.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (3 children)

This is a bad thread.

Not because it's a popular/unpopular opinion, but because OP is needlessly being a dick.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

where content

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Anyone know where else to find good tutorials and lectures?

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[–] kometes 8 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Learn to youtube, noob.

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[–] ImTryingLemmy 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Can't. That's where they keep CarTube. I have to keep 5 hoopty-as-fuck vehicles on the road.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

only 5? you drive your sunday car twice or something?

[–] ImTryingLemmy 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Family of 5, the youngest has their permit. I have two trucks, one for work, one "retired work" that used to haul and tow loads and loads, it's my old man project instead of buying a Mustang or something.

All of them have something wrong with them at all times, for some fucking reason. No show stoppers right now, but it's a constant flow in and out of the garage for repair or mod. So I guess it'll be 6 when the youngest gets one.

Keeps the repair bills low and it's a hobby.

[–] Bunnylux 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But I like being bullied by roleplaying ASMR egirls..

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[–] toomanypancakes 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I like watching reruns of anime catgirls backflipping to memes though, what's the alternative?

[–] martinbasic 4 points 11 months ago

Maybe try PipePipe? It is based on NewPipe.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Free YouTube sucks just like anything else with ads, but YouTube doesn’t. Everybody wants everything for free these days with no contribution. YouTube is only as good as its creators. If you don’t like anybody on it… yeah it sucks I guess.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I'd pay $50 a month if they didn't track, mine, and profit off my data. It's more than the service, it's how they treat their customers.

[–] Nihilore 5 points 11 months ago

But that’s where Hermitcraft is

[–] mhague 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I honestly answer surveys and have done so for a decade. YouTube doesn't give me long ads. I can watch hours of YouTube without long, annoying ads. It's a combination of choosing the correct content (nobody forces anyone to watch aggressively monetized content) and prioritizing results over ego (honestly answering the surveys vs lying on surveys to stick it to Google.)

I don't care about users that make fragmented, entitled arguments, or who go out of their way to destroy their own UX by trying to sabotage systems. Until we nationalize YouTube and use taxes to fund hosting and moderation, YouTube is pretty great all things considered.

Just my own unpopular opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

30 seconds is long ad

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[–] sebinspace 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Make me.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I look for content on peertube, but all too often come up empty.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It does, but YouTube ReVanced? Whole other story.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

That's like not pulling out vs pulling out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Unpopular decision: get YT Red and enjoy. Works for me.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

duck you I don't do what you tell me

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

VHS.

[–] vermyndax 3 points 11 months ago

I discovered PeerTube today. I'm thrilled about it.

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