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Being Rickrolled just doesn't have the same feels now that Youtube will immediately blast an add in your face before you can enjoy the classic.

sentrysapper 3y ago
I hadn't noticed that before but you're right, YT has ruined Rickrolling.
- mcny 3y ago
  I like how different people have different perspectives of the same event. I use Mozilla Firefox with uBlock Origin. YouTube videos do not play automatically when I click on YouTube links from other websites. Personally, my conspiracy theory is that somehow the YouTube team twisted Google Chrome team's arms to force them to make a byzantine system so that YouTube videos would pretty much always auto play. I cannot imagine how any self-respecting programmer(TM) would agree to such nonsense unless they were being paid very handsomely.
  - ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
    > Personally, my conspiracy theory is that somehow the YouTube team twisted Google Chrome team's arms to force them to make a byzantine system... You're not far off. https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay#media_engagement_index https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay#media_engagement_...
    - felipemnoa 3y ago
      Makes sense. Youtube kept blocking me because it detected ad blocking mechanisms. Being stubborn I would simply reload the page and clicked the x button before it had a chance to load up the blocking code and then the video would play fine. After a while youtube gave up and no longer tries to force me to uninstall the ad blocking mechanisms. That or the ad blocking mechanisms got better.
      - unshavedyak 3y ago
        I have a similar experience. Though for me i didn't evade them, i just didn't visit for a ~week. When i eventually tried again, suddenly it wasn't a problem again. Wondered if i was part of some a/b and they rolled back? no idea. Either way i'll happily drop YT if they try that shit without giving me a sane "no ad" tier lol.
smashah 3y ago
if you have YT premium you can get rickrolled in peace
- sneak 3y ago
  If you pay the Danegeld to the Dane, I think “in peace” should be in quotes.
  - Icathian 3y ago
    Paying for a service someone is providing and appeasing ransacking murderers doesn't really seem equivalent to me.
    - sneak 3y ago
      Oh, you’re right. I’ll go and sign up for the alternative to YouTube instead. If you pay the ad company, don’t ever expect fewer ads.
      - smashah 3y ago
        Invidious is heaven-sent! I'm just a bit lazy :) and watch a lot of youtube so hope it they get something out of it.
fallingknife 3y ago
Firefox + ublock origin still has me rick rolling just like back in the good old days
jancsika 3y ago
I just don't get the entitlement around Youtube. It costs money to maintain the servers and keep it running, 24/7 so you can enjoy the content. It certainly doesn't owe you a free Rickroll. If for whatever reason Youtube wants to enshittify its service to destroy its UX it is 100% within its rights to do so. If you want it to (temporarily) work again, just get everyone within 6 degrees of separation from you to sign up for Youtube Premium.
- riversflow 3y ago
  How is this entitlement? They are just stating a fact, a surprise video isn’t really a surprise when you have ad roll first. They make no value judgement about youtube, you projected that.
- rglullis 3y ago
  It also cost them money to run it when they had competition. Why didn't they charge then? Their dumping tactics worked and they are the only global platform now, do you think they are entitled to extort us and profit from our attention? And to top it off, you think we should reward this behavior?

sentrysapper 3y ago

I hadn't noticed that before but you're right, YT has ruined Rickrolling.

mcny 3y ago
I like how different people have different perspectives of the same event. I use Mozilla Firefox with uBlock Origin. YouTube videos do not play automatically when I click on YouTube links from other websites. Personally, my conspiracy theory is that somehow the YouTube team twisted Google Chrome team's arms to force them to make a byzantine system so that YouTube videos would pretty much always auto play. I cannot imagine how any self-respecting programmer(TM) would agree to such nonsense unless they were being paid very handsomely.
- ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
  > Personally, my conspiracy theory is that somehow the YouTube team twisted Google Chrome team's arms to force them to make a byzantine system... You're not far off. https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay#media_engagement_index https://developer.chrome.com/blog/autoplay#media_engagement_...
  - felipemnoa 3y ago
    Makes sense. Youtube kept blocking me because it detected ad blocking mechanisms. Being stubborn I would simply reload the page and clicked the x button before it had a chance to load up the blocking code and then the video would play fine. After a while youtube gave up and no longer tries to force me to uninstall the ad blocking mechanisms. That or the ad blocking mechanisms got better.
    - unshavedyak 3y ago
      I have a similar experience. Though for me i didn't evade them, i just didn't visit for a ~week. When i eventually tried again, suddenly it wasn't a problem again. Wondered if i was part of some a/b and they rolled back? no idea. Either way i'll happily drop YT if they try that shit without giving me a sane "no ad" tier lol.

smashah 3y ago

if you have YT premium you can get rickrolled in peace

sneak 3y ago
If you pay the Danegeld to the Dane, I think “in peace” should be in quotes.
- Icathian 3y ago
  Paying for a service someone is providing and appeasing ransacking murderers doesn't really seem equivalent to me.
  - sneak 3y ago
    Oh, you’re right. I’ll go and sign up for the alternative to YouTube instead. If you pay the ad company, don’t ever expect fewer ads.
    - smashah 3y ago
      Invidious is heaven-sent! I'm just a bit lazy :) and watch a lot of youtube so hope it they get something out of it.

fallingknife 3y ago

Firefox + ublock origin still has me rick rolling just like back in the good old days

jancsika 3y ago

I just don't get the entitlement around Youtube. It costs money to maintain the servers and keep it running, 24/7 so you can enjoy the content. It certainly doesn't owe you a free Rickroll. If for whatever reason Youtube wants to enshittify its service to destroy its UX it is 100% within its rights to do so. If you want it to (temporarily) work again, just get everyone within 6 degrees of separation from you to sign up for Youtube Premium.

riversflow 3y ago
How is this entitlement? They are just stating a fact, a surprise video isn’t really a surprise when you have ad roll first. They make no value judgement about youtube, you projected that.
rglullis 3y ago
It also cost them money to run it when they had competition. Why didn't they charge then? Their dumping tactics worked and they are the only global platform now, do you think they are entitled to extort us and profit from our attention? And to top it off, you think we should reward this behavior?