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Re: YouTube Addiction

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Post by pamelafox »

suzumer wrote: post #8

I used to be addicted to youtube, and the most effective method I found to limiting my consumption was using an extension called Unhook. It removes all recommendations and the shorts and trending tabs, so the only videos I can watch are those from channels I'm subscribed to, or videos that I search for.

This is my Youtube Unhooked extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube-unhooked/f...

Not sure if thats the one you use, but it sounds like it. I need to port it to the Edge store, as I now use Edge instead of Chrome.

Re: YouTube Addiction

#52

Post by layer8 »

> wordless videos of food being prepared in the morning in Japanese restaurants

Oh my god I need to watch this. Any recommendations?

Re: YouTube Addiction

#53

Post by superkuh »

yladiz wrote: post #43
superkuh wrote: post #30

Nope. Stop using the medical word addiction in contexts where it's highly inappropriate. Youtube isn't even a single thing . It's just a video hosting service. The types of videos on it are extremely wildly varying. Video addiction is not a thing. See how stupid it sounds when you say it like it is?

Nope. Stop using the medical word addiction in contexts where it's highly inappropriate. The Internet isn't even a single thing. It's just a collection of content. The types of content on it are extremely wildly varying. Internet addiction is not a thing. See how stupid it sounds when you say it like it is? Outside of lampooning how absurd your comment sounds, I don't think it's your place to call if something is a v…

Absolutely. There is also no such thing as internet addiction. When you compare drug based addictions to things people enjoy the difference is clear. The drugs create increased incentive salience even without enjoyment. This is very different from say, watching a video where you actually have to enjoy it intrinsically many times before it alters incentive salience.

There's a reason the DSM5 and ICD-10 don't have any of the "internet addiction" "video game addiction" "porn addiction" or other cult concepts that scammers use to defraud people of their money. They aren't actually addiction.

Re: YouTube Addiction

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Post by vehemenz »

sillysaurusx wrote: post #40
vehemenz wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Social media" is a neologism in the context of internet forums. Most of the standard features aren't present. There are no followers, no private messages, no notifications, no phone app. Compared to Reddit or IRC, there are no individual forums/chatrooms that powerful users moderate. If HN is social media, then so is letter writing.

I saw your reply via notification. There’s a nice one called HN Replies. There are followers. They’re just not a number. Powerful users moderate the comments. All of this is mostly invisible, but it’s there.

Cool. That's all optional, is it not? I was talking about HN, not optional third-party addons.

You're right about "powerful users", but notice that my point was in the context of individual sub-forums

(in the context of a downvote, this is a classic strawman)

Re: YouTube Addiction

#55

Post by pamelafox »

pamelafox wrote: post #51
suzumer wrote: post #8

I used to be addicted to youtube, and the most effective method I found to limiting my consumption was using an extension called Unhook. It removes all recommendations and the shorts and trending tabs, so the only videos I can watch are those from channels I'm subscribed to, or videos that I search for.

This is my Youtube Unhooked extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube-unhooked/f... Not sure if thats the one you use, but it sounds like it. I need to port it to the Edge store, as I now use Edge instead of Chrome.

Ah, looks like there's another one called simply Unhook:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-yout...

Re: YouTube Addiction

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Post by daggersandscars »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #49
extasia wrote: post #46

Changing my phone to black and white mode helped, I was previously watching 3+hrs of yt a day as was OP. Also making a mental note of how long you spend helps, even if you don't have the willpower to stop then and there. Over time You keep making that same note and eventually build up the fortitude to modify your behaviour / fight your addiction. Good luck to you all.

Where is black white mode in ios?

Settings -> Accessibility -> Display & Text Size -> Color Filters. Turn Color Filters on and select the Greyscale filter.

Re: YouTube Addiction

#57

Post by suzumer »

pamelafox wrote: post #55
pamelafox wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is my Youtube Unhooked extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube-unhooked/f... Not sure if thats the one you use, but it sounds like it. I need to port it to the Edge store, as I now use Edge instead of Chrome.

Ah, looks like there's another one called simply Unhook: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-yout...

Yeah, that's the one i use, although i use firefox.

Re: YouTube Addiction

#58

Post by TedDoesntTalk »

knaik94 wrote: post #32
ITB wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry, but I think a post like the above should make someone like you take a time to reflect, instead of immediately prepare a defense. Regardless of what is driving your desire to watch so much YouTube, which in the end is what defines the degree of the pathology, it’s still an inordinate amount. YouTube is not background noise. Your brain is paying a bit of attention to it, getting dopamine from it, and becoming pr…

My reflection is that it doesn't interefere with my work at all, and my significant other and I often fall asleep listening to podcasts or video essays. I do wear headphones and I am far for the only one that sleeps with headphones in. Here's a link to a product that is a headband that has speakers built in with a 4.5 rating and 13,000+ reviews. [1] This seems silly and I would not recommend it, and suggest regular h…

This is some crazy shit. Only you can decide if a behavior is addictive. People can suggest it but it's only an opinion. They dont live your experience. Having said that, your watch patterns are shocking to me.

Re: YouTube Addiction

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Post by SunlightEdge »

extasia wrote: post #46

Changing my phone to black and white mode helped, I was previously watching 3+hrs of yt a day as was OP. Also making a mental note of how long you spend helps, even if you don't have the willpower to stop then and there. Over time You keep making that same note and eventually build up the fortitude to modify your behaviour / fight your addiction. Good luck to you all.

For addictions I've wanted to get rid of I have: 1. Keep a spreadsheet of the hours I have spent on the activity, or 2. Kept a running log of how many days I have not done the activity - goal is usually 28 days

Re: YouTube Addiction

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Post by gorgabal »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #49
extasia wrote: post #46

Changing my phone to black and white mode helped, I was previously watching 3+hrs of yt a day as was OP. Also making a mental note of how long you spend helps, even if you don't have the willpower to stop then and there. Over time You keep making that same note and eventually build up the fortitude to modify your behaviour / fight your addiction. Good luck to you all.

Where is black white mode in ios?

It’s in the accessibility settings. Accessibility > viewing and text size > color filters

I have my phone on Dutch so I loosely translated those. Hope it is helpful.

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