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> Is it worth paying for YouTube? That depends on how much not seeing that 'constant and disruptive advertising' is worth to you.

pkulak 5y ago
Though, you still get all the in-video promos, even when paying. That ticks me off a bit, but it's not too bad.
- notyourwork 5y ago
  That's on the content creator, not YouTube right?
  - inerte 5y ago
    With the current system, yes. YouTube could do something where the content creator specifies the sponsored part (if it's not straight up merchandising and product placement) and paying subscribers could have that skipped. Anyway, I chimed in to say YouTube Premium to me is worth a lot. I watch more YouTube because of it, it's better, better for the kids, less annoying, the whole thing is fantastically better. Every time I click an YouTube video on my employer account and get an ad it's such a shock.
    - musicale 5y ago
      > YouTube could do something where the content creator specifies the sponsored part (if it's not straight up merchandising and product placement) and paying subscribers could have that skipped. Great idea. It would certainly make the videos a lot shorter as well. > Every time I click an YouTube video on my employer account and get an ad it's such a shock Whenever I forget to open up youtube in brave or firefox ;-(
    - deleted 5y ago
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    - asiachick 5y ago
      I’d use YouTube premium if it didn’t make things actually worse! Without premium I can watch anything anywhere. with premium I get nasty “you’re using this on another device” messages that stop playback and cause other issues
- meowface 5y ago
  Doesn't work for Roku/Chromecast, but: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-youtube/mnjggcdmjocbbbhaepdhchncahnbgone?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-y...
  - avhon1 5y ago
    SponsorBlock is great! It's available on a bunch of platforms besides Chrome: https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/
- musicale 5y ago
  Promotion is baked into so many videos on youtube - just as it has been in television and film for decades. I'm not sure whether it's getting worse, or if it has always been this bad and I just didn't notice it as much.
  - warent 5y ago
    The nice thing is that the format of promos are pretty consistent. Video intro, promo for about 60 seconds, then main video start. I've never felt bothered by skipping ahead past the promo. Actually many viewers feel really glad and supportive that the content creators they're fans of are getting sponsored and paid.
    - Nekhrimah 5y ago
      > Video intro, promo for about 60 seconds, then main video start. Even better are ad sections that are coloured differently to that of the main video. A good example here is Chain Bear [0]. Chain Bear's colour style is based around yellow, and here the sponsored section is NordVPN, with a blue colour scheme. Very easy to skip exactly to where the content starts. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nivswe7Zyuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nivswe7Zyuc
baby 5y ago
I ended up paying for it. It’s too expensive. I’m not happy. But at the end of the day I spend too much time on youtube to waste it on ads.

pkulak 5y ago

Though, you still get all the in-video promos, even when paying. That ticks me off a bit, but it's not too bad.

notyourwork 5y ago
That's on the content creator, not YouTube right?
- inerte 5y ago
  With the current system, yes. YouTube could do something where the content creator specifies the sponsored part (if it's not straight up merchandising and product placement) and paying subscribers could have that skipped. Anyway, I chimed in to say YouTube Premium to me is worth a lot. I watch more YouTube because of it, it's better, better for the kids, less annoying, the whole thing is fantastically better. Every time I click an YouTube video on my employer account and get an ad it's such a shock.
  - musicale 5y ago
    > YouTube could do something where the content creator specifies the sponsored part (if it's not straight up merchandising and product placement) and paying subscribers could have that skipped. Great idea. It would certainly make the videos a lot shorter as well. > Every time I click an YouTube video on my employer account and get an ad it's such a shock Whenever I forget to open up youtube in brave or firefox ;-(
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - asiachick 5y ago
    I’d use YouTube premium if it didn’t make things actually worse! Without premium I can watch anything anywhere. with premium I get nasty “you’re using this on another device” messages that stop playback and cause other issues
meowface 5y ago
Doesn't work for Roku/Chromecast, but: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-youtube/mnjggcdmjocbbbhaepdhchncahnbgone?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-y...
- avhon1 5y ago
  SponsorBlock is great! It's available on a bunch of platforms besides Chrome: https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/
musicale 5y ago
Promotion is baked into so many videos on youtube - just as it has been in television and film for decades. I'm not sure whether it's getting worse, or if it has always been this bad and I just didn't notice it as much.
- warent 5y ago
  The nice thing is that the format of promos are pretty consistent. Video intro, promo for about 60 seconds, then main video start. I've never felt bothered by skipping ahead past the promo. Actually many viewers feel really glad and supportive that the content creators they're fans of are getting sponsored and paid.
  - Nekhrimah 5y ago
    > Video intro, promo for about 60 seconds, then main video start. Even better are ad sections that are coloured differently to that of the main video. A good example here is Chain Bear [0]. Chain Bear's colour style is based around yellow, and here the sponsored section is NordVPN, with a blue colour scheme. Very easy to skip exactly to where the content starts. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nivswe7Zyuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nivswe7Zyuc

baby 5y ago

I ended up paying for it. It’s too expensive. I’m not happy. But at the end of the day I spend too much time on youtube to waste it on ads.