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RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah, Nebula is awesome.

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  • devolution@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nebula doesn’t have the reason crap I watch.

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    • dorkage@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is what I found.

      With Nebula and CuriosityStream, most of the things I follow are still on YouTube.

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    • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Might just be my account but YouTube algorithms got so sensitive I’m afraid to watch random crap, I watch like 1 video about a topic then for a week that’s all I get.

      But yeah it’s more for intentional viewing than watching random crap, but I saw that as a bonus feature as it led to me procrastinating less.

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      • dmtalon@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This is a real problem… Like I’m afraid to watch certain things knowing full well I want it to be a one and done, but if I click on it LITERALLY EVERY OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DUPLICATE OF THE RANDOM VIDEO for days or until I start interacting with it to stop seeing them.

        Like WTAF, I should have to manage my feed that hard. Maybe if I watch 3 or 5 videos of the same topic or from the same creator you can start recommending them.

        But even then, 3-5 watches of a rabbit hole one random Tuesday does not mean I’m suddenly interested in fishing for the rest of my life !

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      • VoiHyvaLuojaMitaNyt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        lol I have no idea if it works, but if I watch a random video, I delete it from the watch history because I fear that if I don’t, the algo will go bonkers. So far it seems to work though lol

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• suriyuko@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What’s nebula? Where can I find it?

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  • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_(streaming_service)

    It has a bunch of popular YouTube channels.

    It doesn’t really have a recommendation engine but if you already have a bunch of creators on there it’s a cheap way to go as free.

    They also have a bunch of Nebula exclusive series, like the guy who makes Not Just Bikes going to cities and trying all their transit in one day.

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    • suriyuko@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Alright thanks, will check it out

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      • AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Make sure to sign up via a creator’s link! (the ones they’ll put in the sponsored section of a video where they are “sponsored” by Nebula as one of Nebula’s creators)

        Gets you a pretty good discount and drops it to about 30 bucks a year.

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    • other_cat@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I say this as someone with a nebula account and likes to watch stuff from nebula: I strongly dislike their website. My biggest annoyance is I can’t go to a specific creator’s page and search for videos that I know exist, I have to scroll through their entire history searching for it.

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      • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Search just fully doesn’t work on my android TV.

        100% agree that the app needs work, although someone else in this thread mentioned grayjay which can frontend multiple sources including nebula and patreon so I’m trying that now

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• criss_cross@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Speedrunners unfortunately use YouTube and twitch only. So it’s pick your cancer on that front.

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  • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    At least twitch is a bit different than YouTube in that the culture there it’s normal for people to pay and donate to streamers. Even though the owners still suck massively, of course

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