Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership

fox2263@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• idefix@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They are using automatic dubbing by default here in France! I was horrified the first time.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    After some time it “learns” you don’t want it.

    But what grinds my gears instead are auto-translated video titles.
    Because I am watching maybe 70-80% english content I decided the lesser evil is to just set the language to english instead.
    Annoying as fuck but managable.

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    • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Because I am watching maybe 70-80% english content I decided the lesser evil is to just set the language to english instead.

      Google has always made it extremely clear that they don’t believe it’s possible for the human brain to know more than one language, and that anyone who claims to know more than one is a liar and a witch and has no place in their platforms.

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  • CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It horrifies me as a German. They also get titles, descriptions and comments wrong all the time. It legitimately doesn’t work.

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  • 1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I hate them for auto translating the video titles and descriptions with no way to turn them off, I even installed an extension to restore the original titles but YT broke it again intentionally or unintentionally with their unending tweaks.

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  • poopkins@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This honestly doesn’t surprise me, because English proficiency in France is below that of Spain, Russia and even Italy, which says a lot.

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    • Blisterexe@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s because the french media industry is very strong, and virtually everything is dubbed.

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• aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  for Android (TV): smart tube next

  For a browser (Firefox): ublock origin.

  Have not seen an ad in years, and i have not paid a cent to youtube.

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  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    For anyone following the smart tube next tutorial on github you don’t need to do anything after installing the “kutt.it/…” Download. You do not need to transfer an APK from your phone or computer. Literally just download the downloader, and you’re the beta or stable package address and install"also make sure you have developer options enabled beforehand.

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    • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Also, probably a great time to turn updates to your OS off, as Google is taking away the ability to sideload (well, kinda). It’s a whole story.

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      • zerozaku@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        How do I do that on my android tv?

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• iopq@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Or you use adblock

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  • fox2263@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I would but I primarily watch on my tv

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    • humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I assume you’re using a “smart” TV.

      Those things only exist to take power away from you. You should hook up a PC or laptop to your TV with a wireless keyboard and mouse so you’re not being herded by techbros.

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      • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Yeah fuck using a keyboard and mouse at 5 meters away. You really should roll a custom Linux box with a remote control setup and Plasma Bigscreen. Custom YouTube client too, for better visibility

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      • fox2263@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’m quite happy with my Apple TV and Plex

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      • 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        no smart tv but through a tv box (not android). Don’t mind the ads when we watch on our projector, if I do I watch on wifes gaming pc also hooked up to projector

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    • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      get SmartTube Next if it’s an android TV

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      • fox2263@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Sadly not. Apple TV

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• Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  And God forbid you enable captions on the video or something - it’ll disable itself every time an ad plays.

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  • Xatolos@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How do I turn that feature on?

    I keep turning off captions off, and every few days they are automatically turned back on.

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      "That’s the neat part: Fuck you >:("

      • Youtube

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    • 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      you can force a lot of options still when you upload a video OR provide a link. Plenty do that. For example in the tags add yt:cc=on will force on captions when you play a video

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• humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I didn’t mind paying a fiver but had to do it via the moon to get it cheap but now they have stopped that.

  Useful idiot mentality. They’re charging you money to maximize profit, not because it’s necessary to provide the service.

  You’re “fivers” are paying for their nicer campuses, executive bonuses, and lavish business trips/vacations.

  I wish proles were smarter and a bit more mean so they could better recognize how they’re being taken advantage and how often they support their oppressors.

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  • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes, large scale video hosting is notoriously free to provide.

    YouTube the service absolutely has a cost to it. It’s been born by the owners at first and then people who watch ads. It got profitable when they started showing more ads. Premium is a way to get out of watching ads. You and I use adblockers and it’s fine but if a significant share of people did, the cost for paying users would have to keep increasing.

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    • 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      thus the continued war on ads…

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  • HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It must be exhausting being this way.

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    • humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Ignorance is bliss, I tell ya h’wat.

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• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yep agreed.
  It’s downright disgusting to browse youtube without premium or an adblocker.

  Sadly I need premium simply because I am watching on an Android TV and I am not trusting third party clients with my google account.
  Too much stuff is associated with it (monetary)

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• RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I only pay them because I watch a stupid amount of YouTube. Hours a day, many more hours when not working.

  If those ads come back while I’m paying though, the flag flies.

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• kalleboo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  On broadcast TV, a 30 minute timeslot had only 23 minutes of actual content and 7 minutes of ads.

  That’s what we’re heading back to.

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• YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  And then there is the occasional 30 minute to an hour infomercial that comes on obvious stuff people watch to go to sleep! I wanted someone softly talking about outer spacey things, not you’re shitty product I give so much little of a fuck about that I didn’t even look at what was being advertised. I hate you so much I will not even remember your name to give you free advertising by birding about you online!

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• ILikeTraaaains@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I have premium through a page that makes family groups and you pay a lot less. From time to time there is an issue with the group and you spend like two days without premium until it is fixed.

  During those periods YT is unwatchable and I skip using it until the issue is fixed

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