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Thank you Google for breaking my YouTube addiction

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106 points ambigious7777 | 9 comments | 18 May 25 11:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.732s | source | bottom
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loloquwowndueo ◴[18 May 25 12:17 UTC] No.44020788[source]▶
The ridiculous amount of ads is what’s made me basically not use YouTube unless I really really need to.

On my computer I have an ad blocker which makes it more tolerable but then there’s the added friction of “ugh I have to go start the computer and sit down yadda yadda”.

I could pay for a mobile ad blocker so I could watch crap on my phone. But then again - it is mostly crap so why bother. Perfectly fine with less YouTube in my life.

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1. yodsanklai ◴[18 May 25 12:20 UTC] No.44020809[source]▶
Well, just pay for the subscription. It gives you youtube music as well, and you can share it with several other people. It just a few bucks a month, totally worth it.
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2. openplatypus ◴[18 May 25 12:23 UTC] No.44020837[source]▶
I have YT Premium, still have to skip through ads (sponsored blocks in creators videos).

There are few great creators without them, but these ranks are shrinking fast.

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3. usui ◴[18 May 25 12:24 UTC] No.44020843[source]▶
There it is, the "Just pay for YouTube" person inevitably shows up like usual on HN YouTube threads.

OP addressed this already: "But then again - it is mostly crap so why bother. Perfectly fine with less YouTube in my life."

4. gardnr ◴[18 May 25 12:25 UTC] No.44020850[source]▶
We must have different definitions of "a few bucks"...
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5. Drakim ◴[18 May 25 12:26 UTC] No.44020856[source]▶
Check out the browser extension SponsorBlock which automatically skips over the length of such inline sponsorships (database is maintained manually but does a great job).
6. eqvinox ◴[18 May 25 12:28 UTC] No.44020871[source]▶
The problem isn't the ads, the problem is the (suggested) content. (And the ads.)
7. bgwalter ◴[18 May 25 12:29 UTC] No.44020873[source]▶
Why would you want your credit card and real name connected to your consumption history?

Watch too much Daily Wire? Good luck with your Google interview.

Want to enter the US on a visa? Perhaps they'll demand your YouTube history next.

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8. yodsanklai ◴[18 May 25 17:34 UTC] No.44022987[source]▶
It's $23 for 5 persons. I share it with several friends.
9. joquarky ◴[18 May 25 21:44 UTC] No.44024520[source]▶
The absence of history is also conspicuous.