I’ll never pay for until until 1. It’s reasonably priced, 2. Downvotes are returned and 3 sponsor block is integrated into the app.
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grandma@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I would actually pay for YT premium if it was reasonably priced and I think there are many like me. Why are they shooting themselves in the foot?
madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
ClamDrinker@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Can I add 4. the integrated video downloader actually downloads videos, in whatever format you would want, and with no internet connection required to watch them. This to me is still the biggest scam ‘feature’ of Youtube Premium. You can ‘’‘download’‘’ videos, but not as eg. an mp4, but as an encrypted file only playable inside the Youtube app, and only if you connected to the internet in the last couple of days can you play it.
That’s not downloading, that’s just jacking my disk space to avoid buffering the video from Youtube’s servers. That’s not a feature, that’s me paying for Youtube’s benefit.
I cancelled and haven’t paid for Premium in years because of it. When someone scams me out of features I paid for, I don’t reward that shit until they either stop lying in their feature list, or actually start delivering.
madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Holy shit, I didn’t even know about that bullshit. Yea that definitely makes the list.
Auli@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Sponsor block is not going to be included as those are not controlled by YouTube. They are the Chanel’s sponsorship.
madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well they need to do something because those sponsor segments are fucking ads.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They do have chapters which could allow creators to separate sponsor ads into a skippable segments. Some of them even actually do it.
TootTootComingThru@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I actually paid for it for a bit after I got a few months free with a Pixel a while ago. And it was pretty good and reasonably priced.
Then they started removing features (no dislike bar for you lol) and raising the price and I’m never giving them a single goddamn cent or not using a block on their shit.
I’ve since cancelled and transitioned from workspace or whatever they call it now and use Revanced, ublock origin, etc. They actually had my money and they fucked it. Never again. Get fucked, Google and the shit huffing execs in charge of it.
It’s never enough for these people. They want all of your money and they won’t stop until they have it. Fucking blood suckers.
redwattlebird@lemmings.world 1 month ago
Because of the desire for infinite growth. The line must go up 💹
mkhopper@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why? Greed.
And they’re not even shy about it.I made this comment some time ago on another thread about YouTube ads.
With the sheer number of concurrent users, worldwide, 24/7, YouTube could show one ad every three or four videos, and still make a mind boggling amount of money.
But if some money is good, more must be better, right?sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Same. They should have a lower tier where your first N hours of watch time have no ads. I don’t watch a ton, so that would probably convince me to pay.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
If you use yt music and watch YouTube as your main entertainment, it’s well worth it imo.
With that said, I’ve been degoogling and this is probably the one I won’t be able to break.
PixiePoop@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Same here. YT is the only Google owned service I still use. I personally don’t mind the cost, since I watch a lot and wish to support the people that make the content. I would love a proper alternative but I don’t see that happen any time soon.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yeah, rumble seems like the only viable alternative and they got lambasted for hosting so much right wing conspiracy nuts when it first launched lol
grozzle@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
it’s not like the rightwing conspiracy nuts just showed up and Rumble got unfairly stuck with a bad reputation - Rumble is based in the same offices as Trump Media / Truth Social, conspiracy nuts are the whole intent from the start.