• InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    I don’t spend a lot of time on there, so some of the “new to me” stuff is probably fairly old.

    But, I hopped on this weekend searching for videos on a specific topic and I was inundated with “Shorts”. Brief clips that from what I gather contain no valuable information and which require you to be on crack or meth to keep up with? I dunno?

    Then I noticed that an old account I used to watch way back in the day showed up on my subscriptions page, so I clicked in to look at that, and now they have accounts or videos that you have to pay to watch/subscribe to? Is this OnlyFans without the sex stuff now?

    Then to top it off, the close captions are apparently 100% AI and every sentence displayed is something like “Gum potion trial and barrier for job put chin”. Like I thought this stuff was supposed to be intelligent, it’s basically right there in the name, or am I missing something?

  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    I will gladly wait 1 minute of video loading before playing than watch 2 skippable ads that I need to click skip on.

    Hell, I will go rampage and claim that I’ll wait 5 minutes before video starts rather than watch a single 30s ad.

      • Tenderizer@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        7 hours ago

        The problem with ads isn’t so much the time, it’s all the BS they do to try and grab your attention. I’d rather a minute of peace and quiet than 30 seconds of my computer shouting at me.

        That said on that front it’s not like the entire YouTube platform is any better.

      • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Is there anything in your life worth standing up for? Doesn’t sound like it. Sounds like you have zero experience with principal.

        • titanicx@lemmy.zip
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          2 days ago

          I have quite a bit to stand up for. But I’m not waiting double out quintuple the tone a single ad takes. You all would fucking die if you saw what TV used to be like. You just ignore the ads. You all act like you have to be glued to the screen the entire time. Do I like ads? No. Well I phone, and go out of my way to avoid using the products advertised? Yes. Would I wait 5 minutes instead of 30 service through an ad? No. Because my time is more valuable then that.

          • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            2 days ago

            You all would fucking die if you saw what TV used to be like.

            I know. And that is the reason I am not watching cable anymore.

            You just ignore the ads.

            Rather than using my mental agility to ignore something, I used it to remove that something instead. And that is much better.

            Also, if I ignore something, advertiser wont get my money. So why would I ignore it if I wont be paying for this crap anyway? Just skip watching it entirely. Advertiser wont lose anything regardless of me using adblock or not.

            You all act like you have to be glued to the screen the entire time.

            No, but I do watch content online since it is more entertaining and informative compared to TV channels. This calls back to 1st point.

            Would I wait 5 minutes instead of 30 service through an ad? No.

            I’d rather not wait at all, but I do not have a choice I guess. Either consume ads or wait a few secs - that are my options.

            Because my time is more valuable then that.

            So, you value your time but it is worth it to spend on watching ads? I am confused. Nobody glues you to the screen for the time video loads. You can do plethora of things during wait time that are much more valuable than watching/skipping an ad.

            • titanicx@lemmy.zip
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              2 days ago

              Did you not read the comment I replied to at first?

              Dude said that he would rather wait 1 minute, even 5 minutes rather then watching a 30 second ad.

              That’s just fucking stupid.

              I block ads all over the place when I can. But they are not always blockable on every device and every network. So you just ignore them. Simple. Rather then throwing a fit like a child and saying I would rather wait 5 minutes for a video to load with no ad then just ignoring a 30 second ad.

          • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            2 days ago

            Well, the good news is you don’t have to wait. There are already a dozen ways to block ads. I don’t even see ads anymore. On anything that I own or is on my network.

            And ads back in the day didn’t literally track you. I grew up in the 90s with surge and Nintendo and super soakers. Tons of ads that didn’t promote dollar store shitty items by everyone and their brother for a quick buck that were not crammed down your throat. Today is ridiculous, they literally track every second/sq foot you go inside a store, Google apple ibeacon, or look at the eink price tags that will change by the minute depending on who is near it. It’s created to extract every dime from your pocket.

            TV ads of yesteryear is nothing of the privacy invasion trash of today, literally listening to your mic and announcing you’re pregnant to your family based on a few past purchases.

            https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/

            Show me an old school TV that would out you like that.

  • Blass Rose@pawb.social
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    3 days ago

    It’s funny, I found that switching tabs will immediately make it start playing the video. The idea of losing you entirely is too much, I guess

  • plutopos@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    I don’t even get the “find out why” link. It’s literally just a popup that says “experiencing interruptions?” with no explanation. Just there to taunt me

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      FWIW, the link doesn’t answer the question. It just shows a chart of your ISP’s reliably but doesn’t say whether or not it’s to blame.

      …

      Actually, I don’t even think they show the chart anymore. But regardless, you won’t actually find out the reason why when you click the link.

    • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
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      3 days ago

      The one I get, the words “experiencing problems?” is the link. But really, the only “problem” I experience is a momentary black screen as it loads the video without the ad.

      All the link does is take you to the support page where it explains how to disable your ad blocker.

    • mikesizachrist@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Which, oh no i have to wait an extra 2 seconds of no ads, instead of waiting 15 seconds of ads that will continue playing unless i actively skip it

  • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I just have to make sure to be a bit patient and not hit play the second i can - if i wait until the video controls are loaded and use those, i never had any “interruption” except of that laughable popup

    On mobile i use grayjay, and this reminded me that i gotta test the new desktop versions.

  • black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    Please remember where this road leads: DRM. Law, not technology. We need to prepare our collective infrastructure for that eventuality now while we still can.

  • Markus29@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Why people would watch vanilla YouTube without a privacy front like invidious, newpipe or SmartTube is beyond me. No ads, no algorithm, sponsorblock, no click bait thumbnails and convenient download options

    • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      As much as the algorithm can be annoying and awful. Something the scope of YouTube with out an algorithm at all is fucking stupid.

      It is literally humanly impossible to sift though YouTube with out some form of algorithmic assistance.

      • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
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        4 days ago

        Newpipe has an algorithm and an incredible search function. It breaks every now and then, but it’s great otherwise. It says it’s going away after google crashes sideloading though.

  • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I especially like the little glimpses to the advertisement hellscape I’m avoiding when my adblock plugin fails to work (usually right before they need an update). I especially like how the ads are rocking some kind of premium low-latency CDN while the rest of youtube is served from a cluster of used xboxes, presumably co-located in an abandoned Radio Shack in suburban Alaska. Treat your users better, Google.

    • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      I have ad blockers on my PC, use Smarttube on my Firestick, and ReVanced on my phone. And when someone sends me a youtube link in a group chat or something and I click it, it’ll open the standard Youtube. 1/2 ads, 30+ seconds long, can’t skip them… I just don’t even bother watching what you sent me.

      • G4Z@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Because you can’t open youtube in vanced, if I want to do that I just open it in youtube, cancel and then open vacned and play it from history.

      • davidgro@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Try installing URLCheck (it’s on F-Droid) and make it your default browser, then remove open-by-defaults from the YouTube app.

        It should let you open in the ReVanced or better yet Morphe version of YouTube. If tapping the link doesn’t open URLCheck, then “Share” the link and select URLCheck.

        • Axolotl@feddit.it
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          3 days ago

          some devs(or staff members) of Morphe that develop some patches are against furries and insult them, i would not suggest Morphe tbh

          Morphe has also a heavy use of AI from what i know, i highly suggest to just stick with Revanced

          • davidgro@lemmy.world
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            2 days ago

            Ah, I wasn’t aware, thanks. That’s unfortunate, they really did improve the UI (at least since I last tried ReVanced)