• pir8t0x@lemmy.ml
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    18 days ago

    So infuriating… Sadly, I can’t even boycott YouTube because of how much good content it has

    Note: Btw, don’t think that I’m one of those normies who use YouTube on its official app with my account logged in and definitely don’t think I’m a normie that doesn’t use an ad-blocker

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      20 days ago

      Personally i only use youtube to doomscroll “shorts” because I don’t have facebook, instagram or tik tok for that. It’s really no pleasure as such, but a good way to just turn wind down.

      My main issue is that most of the information and knowledge that i used to get from reading blog posts, or forum threads, has become videos, with the majority of the content being irellevant

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          20 days ago

          I know. Unfortunately the alternatives are pay-to-win (Odysee) or political (Rumble).

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            20 days ago

            That’s exactly why I posted the main comment in the first place lol. I can replace Google Search by switching to other search engines but in terms of YouTube, there’s no competitor that is better or equal to it in terms of quality content

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          20 days ago

          That way there are no ads and no fees, you become (in theory) a net negative to Google.

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            20 days ago

            Not interested in those apps because I watch YouTube in Brave and it’s giving me the best experience compared to other alternatives. Why are y’all thinking I’m a normie who watches YouTube on its official app with my account logged in and with all the ads

            Edit: No hate to you though

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      20 days ago

      …what? Go do something else instead of watching YouTube-style content then. Read a book. Take up knitting. Do crosswords.

      You can live a full life without Internet videos.