You get ads? Why?
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Use a browser that doesn't suck and install uBlock Origin. Ads are for bads.
yt-dlp helps, but really people need to stop using YouTube and all other Google services
I'd love to. Are there (actual) alternates? I'm not talking about YouTube players or downloaders.
Peertube is great, I sometimes archive youtube videos I find to be important on it, like this one that was age-gated to require login.
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I haven't heard much about them, but there are services like peertube, odysee, and kick. Personally I think popularizing grayjay is the first step towards dethroning YouTube since everything stays in one app it's easier to follow anyone that switches.
I pay for premium and have been for years
Get the pitchforks!
No, but seriously, family plan for me costs 3.5€, it's a no-brainer.
Yup, I don't have time to mess around with blockers, and I enjoy supporting the platform that hosts the people I listen to.... Not sure why anyone wants to make life harder
I really wouldn't shame anyone for buying premium, because even if Google is the antichrist, YT is probably the website whose services I use more than any other. On the other hand though, there's really nothing hard about adblocking. It's maybe a single 30 second block out of one day and carries over anywhere you go online.
I think it's much more effective to support them by giving 5 dollars to their Patreon or buy an item of their merch. (assuming they have either) from what I've heard, ad revenue is next to nothing.
No shame in paying for the things you use, even if you are funding Google. But when you say messing around with blockers. Are you talking about installing a single extension?
I assume you use that extension anyway because its the only way the internet is even remotely usable
Because I don't like YouTube having my bank info, and being able to tie all my viewing habits to me as a person.
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