RE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115915908299552986
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@futurebird I watch videos in the Fediverse that are hosted elsewhere. Normally I don't pay attention to where they are, YouTube is noticeable because you have to click through a bunch of 'Did you really want to opt out of all of the data have sting we do?' and then they show ads every few minutes. It's such an utterly wretched experience I avoid it. I also subscribe to a few streaming services.
youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.
I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
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What is the best noncorporate streaming site you enjoy?
Some caveats: I use a hardened browser (up to date add-blocking, etc) I don't use for other things.
Fnd the IMDB code for the movie or series.
For movies:
vsrc dot su slash embed slash imbcodeFor series:
vsrc dot su slash embed slash imbcode slash season-number - episode-number
The top level domain sometimes changes.
Example: Little Demon with Aubry Plaza and Danny DeVito
vsrc dot su slash embed slash tt12198014 slash 1-1
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youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.
I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
$300 a month sounds like a lot — but if more people accounted for all of their streaming subscriptions I think it’s pretty normal.
If we could get 1% of streaming subscribers to switch to paying creators directly like this? It would have a transformational impact on the media landscape.
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youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.
I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
@futurebird @david_chisnall freetube is a wonderful tool
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youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.
I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
@futurebird
Firefox with the ublock add-on gets you around the youtube ads for free. And all other ads as well. I haven't seen an ad on my computer or phone in years. -
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Firefox with the ublock add-on gets you around the youtube ads for free. And all other ads as well. I haven't seen an ad on my computer or phone in years.@CedarTea @futurebird i do this too, ads are not allowed to set foot in my home. my own home!
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youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.
I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
@futurebird @david_chisnall I use YouTube ads as a motivator to watch more nebula instead
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youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.
I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
Seems like every easy way to compensate artists, billionaires start taking everyone's lunch money
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youTube “premium” is the only corporate streaming service I pay for and it’s to avoid the ads. (I also do nebula but I never watch it-) It sounds like it’s gotten worse.
I think maybe I should cancel youTube too since I feel angst paying google, and they treat creators so terribly. I make a ton of direct donations. If a creator has fewer than 50k subscribers I send $20. I spend about $300 a month this way.
@futurebird @david_chisnall You don't need Premium to avoid ads - just a decent adblocker. I haven't seen a single YT ad in like two decades.
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RE: https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115915908299552986
I think the results of this poll are important. I suspected that #YouTube was the primary way that people on the fediverse watch video and that seems to be true.
Can someone conduct a similar poll over on #bluesky I would guess YouTube and "other corporate" will both grow and the last two options will shrink.
(I might make the poll with my alt account over there, but I don't think many people see it.)
@futurebird I'm with team "Don't watch much," especially since Youtube and other commercial started to have annoying ads.
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@futurebird @david_chisnall You don't need Premium to avoid ads - just a decent adblocker. I haven't seen a single YT ad in like two decades.
what browsers do you use?
