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[–] 142 points 11 months ago (29 children)

Between the age of my account and the fact I pay for premium, if they ever ask for ID they can go fuck themselves and I'll go back to as blockers and fresh accounts

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

    I still have the original Google Play Music All Access intro deal of $7.99/month from 2013.
    They contractually can't raise the price on me ever. 12 years so far.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    I couldn’t keep paying for it in good conscience when they killed the original Play Music app and along with it: their awesome selection of curated playlists, the best library organization I’ve seen before or since, and the critical one, the ability to upload your own music that wasn’t available already. I just can’t stand YouTube as a music organization platform.

    Edit: Oh! And not to mention the I’m Feeling Lucky button that somehow no one else has managed to replicate.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

    That's how much I pay for YouTube Premium.

    I also buy CDs, or Bandcamp downloads directly for those I really like, and want to donate to.
    I "curate" whole discographies of stuff that I want to "archive".
    But when someone recommends music I haven't heard of, I load up their most popular stuff on YouTube Music and listen to a bunch there, ad free. Then decide if or how I obtain more.

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  • [+] 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)
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  • [–] 16 points 11 months ago

    I mean, people pay for Netflix or Amazon or whatever, why is YouTube different? It's my primary video platform and I watch more than 50 hours a week (I'm low balling that number to hell as well).

    While paying is more convenient for me than breaking their shit, I'll pay. Also means creators actually get paid for my views as well

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  • [–] 40 points 11 months ago (11 children)

    nothing wrong with that.

    you support the people you watch without having to see ads. also, comes with YT music.

    it's a pretty good deal

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    yeah, that is definitely a trade-off

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Look into browser Finger printing. The logged out parts does not do much nowadays.

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