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I pay for YouTube Premium in India. It's ultra cheap here. 2.16 USD per month for both YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium for a family of 6. That comes

I pay for YouTube Premium in India. It's ultra cheap here. 2.16 USD per month for both YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium for a family of 6. That comes down to 36 cents per person per month. But I still use the Revanced app on my phone and watch YouTube on my desktop with uBlock turned on for two reasons: 1. I can't stand Shorts. 2. I don't like the clickbait-y and cringe inducing thumbnails that every creator uses now.

Brajeshwar 3y ago
Pssssttttt! I have had a family subscription ever since they introduced the option in India. However, people think I'm crazy for, "something that you get for free." So, I tend to keep quiet amongst friends and I just shrug, "yeah, I just block all ads at the door of the Internet as it enters our home." Youtube Premium is definitely worth it and economically viable to subscribe, here in India. (Similar story with Spotify.) Update: just saw your edited comment. How do you turn off Shorts?
- idonotknowwhy 3y ago
  Doesn't cover sponsor block though
  - plastic_bag 3y ago
    True. But you could install the Sponsorblock extension. And if you are on Android you could also use the Revanced YouTube. I pay for YouTube Premium because my mum uses an old Android phone and Revanced YouTube doesn't work on it. Also, my sister's kids watch YouTube on TV and they start crying rather loudly whenever an ad comes on.
- plastic_bag 3y ago
  I use uBlock to filter out Shorts on web. https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ And I use Revanced YouTube on my phone.
998244353 3y ago
How does uBlock help? Do you just block the thumbnail elements?
- plastic_bag 3y ago
  I use uBlock to filter out Shorts. https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ And I use a paid Firefox extension (one time payment of $1) called DeArrow to replace clickbait thumbnails and titles. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dearrow/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dearrow/ There's also a free alternative: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-remover-for-youtube/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-rem...
goodbyesf 3y ago
> I pay for YouTube Premium in India. Surely indians could find better things to spend their money on. When India banned tiktok, I remember thinking wow, they've finally got their act together and are developing their own social media platforms. Instead, they gave up tiktok to pay for youtube garbage. A nation of 1.5 billion and they can't build up their own tech platforms. How long before they start paying for facebook accounts. India never fails to disappoint. A nation with immense potential and terrible leadership and no vision.
- plastic_bag 3y ago
  > Surely indians could find better things to spend their money on. That's not for you and me to decide. Indians are perfectly capable of making their own purchasing decisions, good or bad. > How long before they start paying for facebook accounts. Might I remind you that WhatsApp was offered to Indians for free while the rest of the world was paying $1? There's no way Facebook would be pay to use. I hope it would be. > India never fails to disappoint. A nation with immense potential and terrible leadership and no vision. I am not going to comment on this as is it not relevant to the discussion.

Brajeshwar 3y ago

Pssssttttt! I have had a family subscription ever since they introduced the option in India. However, people think I'm crazy for, "something that you get for free." So, I tend to keep quiet amongst friends and I just shrug, "yeah, I just block all ads at the door of the Internet as it enters our home." Youtube Premium is definitely worth it and economically viable to subscribe, here in India. (Similar story with Spotify.) Update: just saw your edited comment. How do you turn off Shorts?

idonotknowwhy 3y ago
Doesn't cover sponsor block though
- plastic_bag 3y ago
  True. But you could install the Sponsorblock extension. And if you are on Android you could also use the Revanced YouTube. I pay for YouTube Premium because my mum uses an old Android phone and Revanced YouTube doesn't work on it. Also, my sister's kids watch YouTube on TV and they start crying rather loudly whenever an ad comes on.
plastic_bag 3y ago
I use uBlock to filter out Shorts on web. https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ And I use Revanced YouTube on my phone.

998244353 3y ago

How does uBlock help? Do you just block the thumbnail elements?

plastic_bag 3y ago
I use uBlock to filter out Shorts. https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/143mdqv/ And I use a paid Firefox extension (one time payment of $1) called DeArrow to replace clickbait thumbnails and titles. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dearrow/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dearrow/ There's also a free alternative: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-remover-for-youtube/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-rem...

goodbyesf 3y ago

> I pay for YouTube Premium in India. Surely indians could find better things to spend their money on. When India banned tiktok, I remember thinking wow, they've finally got their act together and are developing their own social media platforms. Instead, they gave up tiktok to pay for youtube garbage. A nation of 1.5 billion and they can't build up their own tech platforms. How long before they start paying for facebook accounts. India never fails to disappoint. A nation with immense potential and terrible leadership and no vision.

plastic_bag 3y ago
> Surely indians could find better things to spend their money on. That's not for you and me to decide. Indians are perfectly capable of making their own purchasing decisions, good or bad. > How long before they start paying for facebook accounts. Might I remind you that WhatsApp was offered to Indians for free while the rest of the world was paying $1? There's no way Facebook would be pay to use. I hope it would be. > India never fails to disappoint. A nation with immense potential and terrible leadership and no vision. I am not going to comment on this as is it not relevant to the discussion.