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YouTube premium was probably the best decision I did. Amount of time saved on ads alone makes it worth it. Other bonus feature - downloading videos. If you make

YouTube premium was probably the best decision I did. Amount of time saved on ads alone makes it worth it. Other bonus feature - downloading videos. If you make enough money it is a no brainer together with things like extra cloud storage from google, Apple and now ChatGPT

deebosong 3y ago
These days, I'll happily not use a service/ product/ whatever if I have to pay for it. But YouTube Premium, ad free, is wonderful. I bought it for my parents because they watch a lot of niche stuff. But now that I have it, it's worth even the crazy price increase (to like, $22/mo or something). I like it better than Netflix/ Disney+/ HBO Max, as it's half entertainment, half educational (whereas the other streaming services are more entertainment and often doesn't keep me interested in spite of their catalogues).
- naikrovek 3y ago
  the Family sharing of YouTube Premium is worth every penny I pay for it times 5. easily.
alwayslikethis 3y ago
You can save even more time by using SponsorBlock. I believe premium only gives you fake downloading -- you can't take it out of their app (correct me if I'm wrong). In contrast yt-dlp gives you direct access to the files.
- naikrovek 3y ago
  YouTube premium downloading does store the video in the browser data store I think, yes. I use yt-dlp for videos I want to keep a copy of, which are few and far between, and I use YT premium's download feature to queue up stuff I want to watch on my phone later when I know I'm going to a poor coverage area. there's room for both solutions in my world.
  - judge2020 3y ago
    True - With RIAA and such making YT implement something that looks like DRM just to say they have DRM on songs, I don't think YT is ready to actually offer downloading other peoples' videos from their official UI. For those that don't want to mess with yt-dlp, it's easy enough to search "youtube downloader" on Google.
- WheatMillington 3y ago
  I'm a heavy YouTube user (by my own standards... 2-3 hours a day) and a happy premium subscriber, and I totally agree that sponsorblock is a must-have.
swapfile 3y ago
>YouTube premium was probably the best decision I did. Amount of time saved on ads alone makes it worth it. Why do you get ads? I don't understand how there are people on Hacker News that don't use content blockers. Is is because of principle?
- jamilton 3y ago
  Uses the app on iPhone maybe? There's probably an app that bypasses ads though.
  - swapfile 3y ago
    Ah. I was forgetting people use locked down devices where content blocking isn't possible, or a hassle.
    - cryptoegorophy 3y ago
      Yeah. I use iPhone. There is 1block but I am not sure if it blocks YouTube ads since I haven’t tested.
      - bobbylarrybobby 3y ago
        It blocks them in safari (since it's a safari extension) but not in any other app
      - Brusco_RF 3y ago
        I just watch from the Brave browser, built in ad-blocker
    - nixass 3y ago
      I think that's biggest issue in this thread. People locked down into their devices not even realizing there's relatively free-er world outside their locked-device bubble.
      - deleted 3y ago
water-your-self 3y ago
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- cryptoegorophy 3y ago
  It is just one of those things that is a no brainer. Same for me was iCloud storage.
- dang 3y ago
  This is a form of personal attack which degrades discussion and breaks the site guidelines, so could you please not? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

deebosong 3y ago

These days, I'll happily not use a service/ product/ whatever if I have to pay for it. But YouTube Premium, ad free, is wonderful. I bought it for my parents because they watch a lot of niche stuff. But now that I have it, it's worth even the crazy price increase (to like, $22/mo or something). I like it better than Netflix/ Disney+/ HBO Max, as it's half entertainment, half educational (whereas the other streaming services are more entertainment and often doesn't keep me interested in spite of their catalogues).

naikrovek 3y ago
the Family sharing of YouTube Premium is worth every penny I pay for it times 5. easily.

alwayslikethis 3y ago

You can save even more time by using SponsorBlock. I believe premium only gives you fake downloading -- you can't take it out of their app (correct me if I'm wrong). In contrast yt-dlp gives you direct access to the files.

naikrovek 3y ago
YouTube premium downloading does store the video in the browser data store I think, yes. I use yt-dlp for videos I want to keep a copy of, which are few and far between, and I use YT premium's download feature to queue up stuff I want to watch on my phone later when I know I'm going to a poor coverage area. there's room for both solutions in my world.
- judge2020 3y ago
  True - With RIAA and such making YT implement something that looks like DRM just to say they have DRM on songs, I don't think YT is ready to actually offer downloading other peoples' videos from their official UI. For those that don't want to mess with yt-dlp, it's easy enough to search "youtube downloader" on Google.
WheatMillington 3y ago
I'm a heavy YouTube user (by my own standards... 2-3 hours a day) and a happy premium subscriber, and I totally agree that sponsorblock is a must-have.

swapfile 3y ago

>YouTube premium was probably the best decision I did. Amount of time saved on ads alone makes it worth it. Why do you get ads? I don't understand how there are people on Hacker News that don't use content blockers. Is is because of principle?

jamilton 3y ago
Uses the app on iPhone maybe? There's probably an app that bypasses ads though.
- swapfile 3y ago
  Ah. I was forgetting people use locked down devices where content blocking isn't possible, or a hassle.
  - cryptoegorophy 3y ago
    Yeah. I use iPhone. There is 1block but I am not sure if it blocks YouTube ads since I haven’t tested.
    - bobbylarrybobby 3y ago
      It blocks them in safari (since it's a safari extension) but not in any other app
    - Brusco_RF 3y ago
      I just watch from the Brave browser, built in ad-blocker
  - nixass 3y ago
    I think that's biggest issue in this thread. People locked down into their devices not even realizing there's relatively free-er world outside their locked-device bubble.
    - deleted 3y ago

water-your-self 3y ago

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cryptoegorophy 3y ago
It is just one of those things that is a no brainer. Same for me was iCloud storage.
dang 3y ago
This is a form of personal attack which degrades discussion and breaks the site guidelines, so could you please not? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html