Same here. I still have issues with interruptions, weird loading issues, etc. even on my desktop where it’s a wired gigabit+ connection and plenty powerful for a basic video stream. Not sure if those are just Youtube in general, if it’s Youtube deliberately breaking randomly because I’m not using Chrome, or just other issues like Comcast being a piece of crap randomly.
I pay for premium for a few reasons:
Not having to futz with adblock on every different device I try to use, especially oddball devices like TVs or when using devices that aren’t mine.
Premium views pay creators several times more than regular views.
Youtube Music streaming included instead of having to pay for a separate subscription like Spotify.
Not having to futz with adblock on every different device I try to use, especially oddball devices like TVs or when using devices that aren’t mine
I haven’t had to update my adblocker in over a year. I installed Ublock and sometimes I just forget it exists. I downloaded Smarttube on my Firestick and got it working in 5 minutes. Revanced on my phone took some fiddling, maybe a half hour or so, and now ad free on there too.
Imagine being so lazy that sending Google $15 a month instead of taking 30 minutes of your time to accomplish the same result.
Premium views pay creators several times more than regular views.
So does patreon, or whatever subscription service they use. Google pays them pennies for the dollars they keep from you. Not to mention sponsor skips still trigger their ad revenue, so even though you skip the ad block, they still get money. Neat, huh?
Youtube Music streaming included instead of having to pay for a separate subscription like Spotify.
QoBuz is just as good and you’re not feeding money into dystoptia.
Just admit you’re okay sending money to the problem instead of being a solution.
Same here. I still have issues with interruptions, weird loading issues, etc. even on my desktop where it’s a wired gigabit+ connection and plenty powerful for a basic video stream. Not sure if those are just Youtube in general, if it’s Youtube deliberately breaking randomly because I’m not using Chrome, or just other issues like Comcast being a piece of crap randomly.
I pay for premium for a few reasons:
I haven’t had to update my adblocker in over a year. I installed Ublock and sometimes I just forget it exists. I downloaded Smarttube on my Firestick and got it working in 5 minutes. Revanced on my phone took some fiddling, maybe a half hour or so, and now ad free on there too.
Imagine being so lazy that sending Google $15 a month instead of taking 30 minutes of your time to accomplish the same result.
So does patreon, or whatever subscription service they use. Google pays them pennies for the dollars they keep from you. Not to mention sponsor skips still trigger their ad revenue, so even though you skip the ad block, they still get money. Neat, huh?
QoBuz is just as good and you’re not feeding money into dystoptia.
Just admit you’re okay sending money to the problem instead of being a solution.
Ahem, $18.99/month, and yes I’m extraordinarily lazy, and I’m in the bottom quintile in terms of income so expenses hit harder for me than most.
I suppose the main reason is I don’t want another party in the loop that might be collecting info on my browsing habits, one is plenty.