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Lemmy users when I mention I pay for Youtube Premium (startrek.website)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/risa@startrek.website
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Somehow paying for Netflix is fine but god forbid I want to watch a 10 hour loop of the DS9 intro without ads.

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[–] 41 points 3 years ago (28 children)

And here I am, getting the same thing and paying nothing because I've got uBlock Origin.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    How do you run that on a smart tv?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Seriously, this is why I eventually got it. Plus my android vanced stopped working and I didn't know there was a way to fix it

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Smart tube, or I've been told a pi hole works as well. I haven't bothered with that though, because I don't like watching YT on TV myself. Out of the two, the pi hole is probably the better option since it works with all your devices.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    This works fine but the main reason I personally have premium is to support the YouTubers I watch. Adblock gets rid of their revenue while premium pays them MORE than just ads do and now I don't have to worry about it on any platform.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Premium still gives them hardly anything. Subscribing to their Patreon is better because they get all your money, minus the small fee.

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

    True but I can afford premium. I can't afford every single persons patreon.

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

    They're better off for life if you donate the money you'd spend with yt once for each, once per month. Many will have their turns.

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

    Since youtube has been starting to wage war against adblock I decided to try out using freetube and have been enjoying it. It does have some limitations but since its not tied to the algorithm it reminds me of how I used to have to browse youtube in the older days. Also I feel like the up-next option is way more valuable than it is with the algorithm. Instead of being based off of what I watch its like the old method so it might recommend more vids from the creator or channels like the creator.

    Instead of stuff that Ive already watched or am already subscribed to, or that one weird thing the algorithm is pushing for no reason that I keep ignoring but it keeps shoving at me.

    Discovery requires a little more creativity with searching and for some categories this can get broad, but the result is finding more teeny tiny creators as well which is neat.

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

    I was getting blocked for having uBlock Origin, but how I solved that was to purge the filter lists in the settings and re-download them. Now I can watch again.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    Honestly not worth the trouble on mobile

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago*

    Unless you're on an iPhone, setting up Revanced takes less than 10 minutes and very rarely breaks anything. If you want to support your YouTube creators, then sure pay for premium, but it baffles me how someone could have the technical prowess to set up a Lemmy account, but then balk at something like this. If anything, mobile might be one of the last frontiers now that they're starting a war against adblock.

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