I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn't do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people act like it doesn't exist? I think it's super convenient, especially if you're subscribed to a ton of channels and don't want your notifications feed flooded with new videos.

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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Personally I remember when the main page used to be the user's subscription feed. After they changed it, I just updated my bookmark and continued to land on the subscription feed. At some point everyone else seems to have forgotten that that happened and started pushing the bell.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    One thing I'll say though: They started making shorts take up a whole row and I'm not happy about it. I don't really watch shorts unless they're Hank Green's, and then it depends on my mood. I'm on YouTube for YouTube videos, not TikTok videos

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    If you have ublock origin there's a script you can put in that automatically hides YouTube shorts from your subscription page.

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