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I recently got YT premium in response to their push, but it's messed with my YT enjoyment in a somewhat unexpected way: I hadn't realized to what extent I'd bec

by c7b 4y ago

I recently got YT premium in response to their push, but it's messed with my YT enjoyment in a somewhat unexpected way: I hadn't realized to what extent I'd become used to having different sets of recommendations and being able to get fresh starts on recommendations by deleting cookies... I've almost started to become strategic about what I click on now instead of just going with whatever flow I'm enjoying right now. Not sure if I'll continue the subscription after the trial if they don't give us more options for managing our preferences. I guess I could get a family option for myself just to get more accounts, but I'll have to see.

kortex 4y ago
Can YT premium still have multiple accounts? That's the main way I manage my learned feeds. I do wish there was something like "virtualenv" for youtube, where it's trivial to change your preferences without changing your account (which is still tied to things like subscribers and comments.
- c7b 4y ago
  > Can YT premium still have multiple accounts? Not that I'm aware of, at least not for a single standard subscription. There's a family option with up to 5 accounts that might work, but it's probably not how that's meant to be used, so you might run into some problems. virtualenv is a good analogy, that's what I'd want as well, but I doubt that we're going to get that.
  - cloogshicer 4y ago
    You can definitely create a new Brand account, which is managed by the same Google Account. The brand account will then also have premium benefits, while having its own watch history. This is how I use it. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/4642409?hl=en https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/4642409?hl=en
    - c7b 4y ago
      Interesting, thanks!