Comment on YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Between uYouPlus on my Apple devices and SmartTubeNext on my Android devices, I’ve almost never seen an ad on YouTube. I’d just stop using the service if I started to see them in any real number.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Speaking in general, and not about you specifically…
but I’ve seen so many people scream “if company does X, I’m not buying/using their product anymore!”
And company does X
And they scream about it for… a week, then go back to using it, and buying the next version, and singing its praises after the controversy passes.
So I have no faith that the general consumer has the willpower or the give a fuck to stop using these things.
and individuals like you and me, who do actually stop using them, are so rare as to not actually matter.
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You’re absolutely not wrong. I have the luxury of just using YouTube to watch golf videos and some niche hobby stuff; I clock in at less than a few hours a week. So, I could easily use that time on the treadmill or riding in a car to read, watch scripted media, or write my DND modules. My consumption of YT is far below most, so I’m certainly an outlier.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 months ago
My YT consumption has declined drastically.
but in honestly, thats mostly because of covid, and a lot of the intelligent, reasonable people I used to watch falling face first into the conspiracy pit and going absolutely fucking braindead.