I don’t have a problem with them charging for the service. But they keep raising it dramatically over and over. You’re paying $15 a month to watch content a YouTube creator is getting 25 cents to create. If they wanted to charge $9.99 a month for a family plan I’d be all about it. At the prices they’re charging there are services running full blown movie houses
benwubbleyou@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I know I am gonna be one of the few, but I use YouTube as my main viewing of things. I don’t use Netflix, or any of the other services much. Premium is something I can’t be without anymore tbh, the ad free and downloading is super convenient for me and I like how a lot of my premium subscription goes to the creators I watch the most.
linearchaos@lemmy.world 11 months ago
sweeny@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
YouTube is a full blown movie house as well as a place for independent creators
linearchaos@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It appears to me they’ve stopped their original productions.
weedazz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Same, YouTube is the first app I go to when turning on my tv
bizzle@lemmy.moorefam.net 11 months ago
I pirate EVERYTHING I watch… except for YouTube. I gladly pay that.
TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
You can get ad free Youtube with Firefox plus ublock origin for free. There are also countless YouTube Downloader programs out there. You don’t need to pay for it at all to get the features that YouTube premium offers.
Paying to support content creators is the only reason to consider YouTube premium unless you are very tech illiterate, I guess.
benwubbleyou@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I get where you’re coming from, however I find it is personally easier and it is within my financial means to pay for premium instead. I am aware not everyone can but I am glad I can do that. I also support some creators through Patreon for their YouTube content as well. Currently, I am almost completely ad free with the content I consume and sometimes that means I pay money and other times I use an ad blocker. I should also note that I watch the majority of YouTube on my iPhone or on a PS4 and while there are alternatives on the App Stores I prefer the native YouTube apps.
spicycape@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Yup happy to pay what I pay for youtube premium and youtube music, totally worth it for both!
Maybe I could find it expensive if it was only one service
benwubbleyou@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I don’t use YouTube music and don’t find the price too absurd considering the average daily watch time I have.
ndguardian@lemmy.studio 11 months ago
That’s where I’m at. I use it regularly for learning new things and for entertainment, so I don’t mind paying for it, and getting rid of ads while supporting creators is perfectly fine with me.