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Google's latest reason to give them $14/month: "Watch in faster playback speeds with Premium" (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/40372957

fyi:

  • https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp lets you download videos (from youtube and also hundreds of other sites)
  • for desktop, https://mpv.io/ is free and lets you watch youtube (or any other video) at even more and faster speeds than youtube premium does, among many other features
  • for android, https://newpipe.net/ lets you play youtube in the background (and download videos, and block ads, ...)
  • https://ublockorigin.com/ blocks ads everywhere (and yes it does still work on youtube, at least in firefox anyway)
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[–] 19 points 10 months ago (18 children)

Because where would we be if we couldn‘t CONSUME ENDLESS SLOP AT FOUR TIMES SPEED?! Seriously who needs this? This is sickening.

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    Slop comment aside, a lot of people with ADHD listen to videos at 1.5x or more speed because that’s how their brain works.

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I watch a bunch of channels that are mostly talking and are 20+ minutes. I always put it on 1.5x speed and its barely noticeable and you get used to it. It saves me time without any loss of what was being shown so I consider it a win.

    1 question, this feature already exists for non paying costumers, does this mean its going to be a pay for option only soon? That will piss me off...

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  • [–] -2 points 10 months ago*

    I think it trains your brain to be even more impatient and when you talk to people in real life, you will think everyone is slow and annoying.

    Reading a book is probably hard for your brain too.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Try watching videos by "explaining computers". Actually pretty good content (mostly on single board computers like raspberry pi), but he talks glacially. Normally I watch at 1.5x, this channel is one of just a few where I need to up it to 2x.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I usually just skip to the part where he reveals the price of the amazingly cheap sbc, then click off when it's definitely not cheap.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    When you think about it, it’s not really that different from learning to read faster, which is a valued skill.

    (There’s an argument to be made that for many things you’d be better off reading rather than watching YouTube vids at 4x but let’s not focus on that.)

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Have you seen people who complain about written jnfo his video info? Its because they can read thr info faster than listening to it be said. But if you speed it up to 2x or 3x then it becomes the same as reading in terms of time. You get used to it over time. I can't listen to anything at 1x speed anymore.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I’ve thought about dipping my toes into this but I don’t want to start getting antsy when people talk IRL

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Do NOT do it. I dont think the time saved is worth it. It hasnt changed irl stuff for me but any media feels painfully slow. I had to listen to a 1hr video conference with a group on 1x speed and I felt like I was being tortured. I had to refocused myself every sentence because i couldn't hold attention on sentences that were being said so slowly.

    If you want to consume info fast then reading is way better.

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