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You're absolutely right, all of my complaints are about ads. I could also complain about the incentives Youtube gives creators to make phenomenally irritating

You're absolutely right, all of my complaints are about ads. I could also complain about the incentives Youtube gives creators to make phenomenally irritating thumbnails, video structures (everything is 20 goddam minutes long now), the list goes on. Also, when the ads are this aggressively bad, I'm somehow less inclined to pay for Premium. It's like paying a "protection fee" to be saved from their own terrible UX.

Workaccount2 3y ago
You are free to use any other video service that doesn't serve ads and doesn't charge a subscription.
- digging 3y ago
  I pay for other services (I plug Nebula often), and I disagree with this sentiment wholeheartedly. YouTube is practically a monopoly on video.
  - Workaccount2 3y ago
    My comment was a joke, there are no charity video platforms.
- mpalmer 3y ago
  Oh yeah absolutely, I'll just stop sharing my opinion of one of the most highly trafficked websites in the world.
digging 3y ago
> I could also complain about the incentives Youtube gives creators to make phenomenally irritating thumbnails, video structures (everything is 20 goddam minutes long now), the list goes on. Totally agreed, the whole thing is a mess. Many creators know exactly what rituals they need to perform to please God that It will bestow them with wealth and are pretty transparent about doing so. ("Make sure to turn on notifications and watch this video the second it comes out, because we get rewarded more for that" is a particularly insane one. Very few things I could want notifications for less than 10+ minute videos on quantum physics.)
rchaud 3y ago
The thumbnails alone drove me to Tiktok. YT is an absolute lost cause when even 'good' channels resort to using them. Youtube is now strictly a search engine, i.e. I already know what I want to watch -- no 'browsing', which will only expose me to more of those infuriating thumbnails .

Workaccount2 3y ago

You are free to use any other video service that doesn't serve ads and doesn't charge a subscription.

digging 3y ago
I pay for other services (I plug Nebula often), and I disagree with this sentiment wholeheartedly. YouTube is practically a monopoly on video.
- Workaccount2 3y ago
  My comment was a joke, there are no charity video platforms.
mpalmer 3y ago
Oh yeah absolutely, I'll just stop sharing my opinion of one of the most highly trafficked websites in the world.

digging 3y ago

> I could also complain about the incentives Youtube gives creators to make phenomenally irritating thumbnails, video structures (everything is 20 goddam minutes long now), the list goes on. Totally agreed, the whole thing is a mess. Many creators know exactly what rituals they need to perform to please God that It will bestow them with wealth and are pretty transparent about doing so. ("Make sure to turn on notifications and watch this video the second it comes out, because we get rewarded more for that" is a particularly insane one. Very few things I could want notifications for less than 10+ minute videos on quantum physics.)

rchaud 3y ago

The thumbnails alone drove me to Tiktok. YT is an absolute lost cause when even 'good' channels resort to using them. Youtube is now strictly a search engine, i.e. I already know what I want to watch -- no 'browsing', which will only expose me to more of those infuriating thumbnails .