Comment on YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing

• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  YouTube is basically where all the science and engineering content has moved to. How it’s made, megafactories, air crash investigation, if you enjoyed that type of content, it’s now on YouTube.

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  • taladar@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Pretty much all travel content that is not people cosplaying as rich people is also on there. And for those who prefer something more varied than the traditional sports and don’t have the patience for live streams on Twitch pretty much all the edited gaming related content is on Youtube too. And of course the other documentary/educational topics besides science and engineering like mathematics, geography, history,…

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• CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I watch a ton of automotive centric channels, hobbyist electronics/PC/home automation/3D printing channels and a few weird niche ones like drain cleaning and dashcams, stuff you would never see (or has never been viable) on TV at least without a bunch of product placement and manufactured drama.

  For TV and movies I have my own media server and I just download the stuff I, or friends and family, want to watch but I think the experience, content, and presentation is quite different than what you find on Youtube. They fill different roles for me personally as one is pure entertainment while the other is a mix of educational and entertainment in typically shorter formats.

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  • AugustWest@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I am not sure why I got downvoted: your use case is exactly what I was thinking. And the other person who responded to me as well: you tube is watched a lot, but the content is largely like apples to oranges compared to say HBO or even Tubi.

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    • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It may be the phrasing in your original comment. It sounds like you’re questioning why anyone would watch videos on YouTube rather than questioning why YouTube is lumped in with traditional streaming service rankings.

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    • PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Perhaps your comment wasn’t clear. People probably saw your first sentence and clicked the down-arrow. There are tons of great videos to watch on YT obviously, in nearly any facet of life you can think of. I watch many things that would bore others, but that’s part of the deep. rich sea of content that YT has.

      Do I go there to watch network-style shows and movies. Hell no. But I don’t frequent Disney, either.

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• TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Almost anything you could want to watch is on yt in some form or another. Or listen to, it seems like every song ever made is on it too.

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  • AugustWest@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Most of what I would want to watch is definitely not on youtube. Although most of what I want to watch that is on YouTube is not on a pay channel. They seem apples to oranges to me, which is what I was driving at.

    I wonder if they count listening to music with still image as “watching”.

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    • TachyonTele@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I find it hard to believe most of what you watch can’t be found on yt in some way. Unless it’s non english rare tv shows or something.

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      • AugustWest@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Really? Does it have the latest episodes of Doctor who, the rehearsal, or last of us? How about old shows like star trek Voyager?

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• aceshigh@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I mostly watch true crime and arts and crafts. I’m learning how to paint using yt.

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