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> YouTube is too ubiquitous and useful Is this a young person thing? At almost 50, I've found YouTube to be moderately interesting, but I probably watch somet
by commandlinefan 4y ago
> YouTube is too ubiquitous and useful
Is this a young person thing? At almost 50, I've found YouTube to be moderately interesting, but I probably watch something on it a few times a month and would effortlessly be able to leave it behind for the rest of my life if it became unusably annoying.
- pliftkl 4y agoI'm 52, and probably watch more youtube than any other content provider. However, that only started when I got premium and no longer had to deal with ads. If I had to deal with ads, my watching would drop like a rock.
- timst4 4y agoYes. I am your age and feel similarly about YouTube. However, I teach young people and they have zero boundaries with technology. Worse is that their cognition has evolved with technology such as YouTube, at its core. Turning off YT would be like turning off a section of their brains.
- gregmac 4y agoIt's very much about what (channels) you watch on it. I find the main page without being logged in is filled almost entirely with absolute garbage I have zero interest in and would never watch. The channels I follow, though, are on topics I find interesting, and generally produce quite good content. I watch YouTube when I just feel like vegging out - it's the modern substitute for "channel surfing". Very easy to find 5 to 12 minute long videos that are interesting, yet not the same commitment as a full tv series. For some hints: Smarter Every Day, CGP Gray, Not Just Bikes, Kurzgesagt, Linus Tech tips, Wendover Productions, colinfurze, Rick Beato, 8bit guy, SciShow.. If you don't veg out in front of the tv anyway, there's no no point of doing it front of YouTube. But if you do, it sure beats watching the last half of a rerun of some random sitcom you've seen a million times.