At my 20s I just realised how useless YouTube is for me… Only few comedy channels actually gave me anything in return of my time.

I used YouTube for so long mainly with NewPipe client which has become unstable for me. And I no longer feel like dedicating a browser or using invidious to consume it.

I mainly watched tech and comedy channels and podcasts. I do continue listening some podcasts via RSS… Most channels are just advertisements and memes like waste of time…

This post is about how youtube as a platform in just about every way is bad and how I wish I could get the time spent back.

  • uthredii@lemmy.ml
    3·
    3 years ago

    I currently spend lots of time on YouTube, mainly educational channels. I should subscribe to nebula really. YouTube is very good at knowing what I want to watch and that is probably a big reason I am staying.

    • Vegafjord eo@lemmy.ml
      5·
      3 years ago

      If you want youtube to feel less addictive, I’d recommend watching through invidious or freetube.

      • GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml
        2·
        3 years ago

        I always wondered how this affected YT/Google? Does it cut out their ad revenue? I can download some videos using NewPipe on my phone and love that…that means using YT less for music. I’ve found a documentary channel (https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/watch-online/) that has YT videos (i assumed they’d be separate from YT) also.

        • Vegafjord eo@lemmy.ml
          2·
          3 years ago

          At least, it cuts the ad revenue if you disable ads in your browser. It would be a waste of bandwidth for Newpipe to download ads, so I’m quite confident that they don’t do that. That’s why it’s important to actively support these creators through donations.