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[–] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

So infuriating... Sadly, I can't even boycott YouTube because of how much good content it has

Note: Btw, don't think that I'm one of those normies who use YouTube on its official app with my account logged in and definitely don't think I'm a normie that doesn't use an ad-blocker

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 7 months ago

    Personally i only use youtube to doomscroll "shorts" because I don't have facebook, instagram or tik tok for that. It's really no pleasure as such, but a good way to just turn wind down.

    My main issue is that most of the information and knowledge that i used to get from reading blog posts, or forum threads, has become videos, with the majority of the content being irellevant

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    You can try Morphe on your phone and SmartTube on your TV.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    That's still YouTube 😹😹

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    I know. Unfortunately the alternatives are pay-to-win (Odysee) or political (Rumble).

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    That's exactly why I posted the main comment in the first place lol. I can replace Google Search by switching to other search engines but in terms of YouTube, there's no competitor that is better or equal to it in terms of quality content

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    That way there are no ads and no fees, you become (in theory) a net negative to Google.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Not interested in those apps because I watch YouTube in Brave and it's giving me the best experience compared to other alternatives. Why are y'all thinking I'm a normie who watches YouTube on its official app with my account logged in and with all the ads

    Edit: No hate to you though

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I pay for premium in a group of 6. We pay like 6€ each and get YouTube Music on top.

    People are too used to free stuff. The amount of bandwidth YouTube requires is absolutely mindboggingly huge and can't possibly be profitable.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    bandwidth should be nationalized or otherwise a municipal public utility so people can compete easier tbh. We do this with roads, water, electricity, etc. Get libertarians on board with data privacy insurances at the federal level so big brother cant spy on public bandwidth. Massie and Rand Paul could buck for that

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago*

    Yeah, it's generally not a profitable business. But not when people make accounts, use those accounts to watch content and also comment and like-dislike content. They track your every move. They're an ad company and that's how they make a profit. I would have paid a subscription for the service if they were a honest company and didn't invade other people's privacy without their permission.

    Look man, there are a lot of ways to use YouTube and have a great experience. You don't need to pay money to them just to have a good experience. Just use YouTube in Brave Browser or Firefox with uBlock Origin enabled or maybe with an ad-block enabled on your device 🤷 Well, just my suggestion. You're free to do as you like

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