It hasn't changed. Im mostly watching with newpipe and it wasn't affected at all by this adblock-blocking.
Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
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Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#62Yes, absolutely. But this is intentional avoidance on my part. I don't want Google to ban my Google account because I use an adblocker on YouTube.
I browse on my account, copy the link and then jump to another browser with integrated adblocker to watch. This small step limits the addiction.
Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#63Yes, quite a lot less. With their excessive ads and censorship I'm only going there to see a couple of regular contributors.
Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#64I've had Youtube Premium since it was Google Play Music All Access, so I'm happily paying the $7.99 grandfathered rate to not even have ads to block, plus I get music along with it. Multiple creators I follow have confirmed that YTP views are worth more to them than ad-supported views so it's a win-win in my book, the cost of one single strong drink at the bar per month to not see ads while also better supporting the…
For me Premium is worth it for ytmusic alone. I have discovered so much new music it's been a new personal golden age, like I'm in high school again. I think its due to at least in part its ability to integrate my many years of YouTube history and playlists. Now to be fair I have read others saying the exact opposite in terms of music discovery, all I know is I find a great new song or album at least once a week and that is something I could never say about Amazon, Tidal or Spotify.
Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#65Use a tool like vanced or other alternatives. I use YouTube mobile app only if I want to get angry. For my daily consumption, newpipe is my choice. Of course, no account management possible by that - but, I'm even better off and get interesting suggestions instead of the dully sh*t suggested when I'm logged in.
Wherever possible I try to minimize my digital footprint, just because of profiling and the algorithms assuming you want to see that and not that.
Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#66For me my usage has decreased a lot. I used to keep current with my subscriptions.
I do check youtube often to see if there is anything I want to watch but I don't think I have watch anything in weeks.
Since this addblock thing started I find the site off-putting.
Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#67No, I signed up for premium a few months ago and happily pay the $20/month. YouTube has literally millions of hours of high-quality interviews, lectures, courses, etc. and paying is worth every penny. If you find yourself watching low-quality videos, that’s a problem with your selection of content, not the platform itself.
Ah yes, it's the consumer's fault for no longer being able to use the up/down ratio to tell if a video is clickbait or low quality. Not because google took it away to protect that sweet advertising money. The amount of ppl shamelessly stanning for companies has just gotten ridiculous.
People have different strategies for discovering new content, I guess. It’s rare for me to watch stuff from creators I don’t know, so I’m not usually surprised by the quality of them.
But if any kind of sponsorship of a video counts as “shameless stanning” to you then yeah the whole concept of YT is just not going to be your jam.
Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
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Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#69I visit YouTube only when someone posts the link. Ads are one thing. But the recommendations next to the video can ruin the experience. I used to use YT also for music, but algorithm was gradually bringing more mediocre stuff. Another example, if I watched video made in my country, it always recommended some crazy conspiracy videos or misinformation channels. I know this speaks more about the country than YT, but still - I do not want to taint my days with constant BS.
Most of store-front internet seems to be anti-procrastination. At first it looks like it want's to hook you, ie. there is click-bait title of the article. But when you open it there is GDPR pop-up and one has opportunity to pause and realize that viewing that content is not really necessary.
HN on the other hand is just text, moderation, no pop-ups. So it is easy to get hooked.
Re: Ask HN: Has your YouTube usage decreased?
#70No: 0 -> 0