Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoGoogle is testing a new way to make YouTube worsegizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGoogle is testing a new way to make YouTube worsegizmodo.comDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarecoffinwood@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoI’m not a mindless consumer (aka sheeple) for making a decision someone else doesn’t approve of. The alternatives to YouTube Premium are Ads: won’t happen Ad-Block: won’t work (anymore) no YouTube: there are no great free or cheaper alternatives
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days ago“I’m not a mindless consumer! I just said I’ll pay for something I don’t have to, to a corporation that doesn’t need the money, that’s all!”
minus-squarecoffinwood@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoWhere do I get the same content where the creators get paid too? I can currently choose between other paid services or systems that circumvent any gratification for the artists.
minus-squareBigFatNips@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoPatreon, Odyssey, substack. I’m sure there’s more, tbh
minus-squareDoug Holland@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoThe end of YouTube would not be a terrible outcome. Instead of a worldwide monopoly on DIY video, new and perhaps less evil options would have a chance.
I’m not a mindless consumer (aka sheeple) for making a decision someone else doesn’t approve of.
The alternatives to YouTube Premium are
Ads: won’t happen
Ad-Block: won’t work (anymore)
no YouTube: there are no great free or cheaper alternatives
“I’m not a mindless consumer! I just said I’ll pay for something I don’t have to, to a corporation that doesn’t need the money, that’s all!”
Where do I get the same content where the creators get paid too?
I can currently choose between other paid services or systems that circumvent any gratification for the artists.
Patreon, Odyssey, substack. I’m sure there’s more, tbh
The end of YouTube would not be a terrible outcome. Instead of a worldwide monopoly on DIY video, new and perhaps less evil options would have a chance.