YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing
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Pro-tip: If you use uBlock Origin, no ads will play even on Youtube's ad-supported free movies.
And if you add SponsorBlock the inline ads will be skipped too.
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Yup. I've built a system where I tell it every video "not interested" after searching 1 topic. It literally doesn't give two shits about all the subs I have with content I'm actually interested in. It's like "oh shit you watched that one popular video, time to fill your entire feed with ADHD shorts and slop bullshit. We're just going to ignore your historical data completely"
I'm having an OK time with alternatives, namely GrayJay on Android and Windows desktop. Basically I had to make sure my subscriptions included the 50-75 creators I am actually interested in, then the list becomes 100% relevant because it is just videos from creators you are subbed to. On the Desktop app it still uses algorithm of some sort for sidebar content based on the current video you are watching only. So if you still want to "organically discover" things you can, but don't have to.
The only bad part with the Windows desktop version is it will crash the entire app mid-playback sometimes. Hopefully the bugs get fixed eventually. Also the "home" tab of Grayjay is some weird pseudo political stuff but at least you can ignore that entire tab and just look at your own subscriptions.
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"Shorts" and "Games" are like herpes. No matter how many times you try to get rid of them, they just keep appearing.
I do not want short form video, nor do I want to participate in "gaming" that is just poker machines reskinned as a "game" to take your money.
The "not interested" button, it does nothing!
I made a filter in ublock origin. Haven't seen shorts in forever and I didn't even realize they were trying to peddle 'games' now
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How much attention is paid? I frequently throw on YouTube for background noise. I only hit up Netflix or Disney if I actually want to watch something. I bet I'm not alone.
Yep I have twitch on constantly. Am I watching it? No. But it's always on.
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I don't consider YouTube to be in the same category as these other streaming services. I use YouTube way more as the content is more interesting to me. But still...
- Most of the streaming services have subscriptions (some with ads). YouTube is completely free with ads (ublock origin saves the day).
- Content on YouTube is very different from other streaming services. I know YouTube have dipped its toes in the tv show market e.g. the karate kid series but nothing compared to the big productions like white lotus or lord of the rings.
- Length of content. YouTube is anywhere from 1 minutes to infinity (almost). Traditional shows on streaming services often is around 45 minutes +/- 15.
- YouTube had the worst recommendations algorithm nowadays. Seems to be the general opinion yet YouTube aren't listening.
Probably more points I haven't thought of.
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I'm just gonna not pay for anything, pirate everything and use an ablocker and clients to get Youtube for free.
I don't really care about being morally right. I'm just going to steal as much content as possible without giving any kind of a shit forever, unironically.
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I'm just gonna not pay for anything, pirate everything and use an ablocker and clients to get Youtube for free.
I don't really care about being morally right. I'm just going to steal as much content as possible without giving any kind of a shit forever, unironically.
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I'm just gonna not pay for anything, pirate everything and use an ablocker and clients to get Youtube for free.
I don't really care about being morally right. I'm just going to steal as much content as possible without giving any kind of a shit forever, unironically.
For your phone there is revanced manager for yt, yt music and Spotify and many other tinkered apps for your entertainment.
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I prefer Dropout
It’s such a game changer!
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The “not interested” button, it does nothing!
When combined with "don't recommend channel" and removing videos from your watch history, it works for content. Unless you actually partake in related content. For example: If you watch political content, you will regularly get recommended stuff opposite to what you like, regardless of many times you click "not interested".
Although it should be mentioned that "not interested" does literally nothing when it comes to not seeing shorts in general, for that you need an extension, app or ublock filter that let you hide them.
"Not Interested" is just free data for them to fill out your account's advertising profile.
