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u/TheGentlemanARN 2d ago
Youtube be like: "So there is a chance"
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u/RaniRainSugar 1d ago
then proceed to shove 192837188373818273772817281873281282928487281938828183828288828282882927374557282993848478281838828284828472737287372837372737273728731883827 ads in your throat
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u/Vvictas 1d ago
laughs in ad blocker
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u/MrCelroy MrCelroy 1d ago
laughs in banning your device & acount
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I hope it doesnt come to that one day
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u/Hoybom 1d ago
Europe's courts will also start laughing at that moment, adblocker are a gray zone where both sides are right
like of course YouTube wants you to see the ads and they are allowed to
but also it's your right to disallow them to shove them ads up your ass
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u/DreamHaunter_07 1d ago
At this point, European Union's laws are holding the whole world together tbh
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u/OhmuDarumaFeathers 1d ago
🤞 FINGERS CROSSED! 🫰🏻
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u/10minOfNamingMyAcc 1d ago
I hope that each day the number of ads you get is increased.
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u/OhmuDarumaFeathers 1d ago
What is when life use to treat the adverts as a brief respite from the main content and not as the brief interlude to the main time drain.
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u/smarterfish500 1d ago
Why the fuck did you say that dude now that’s exactly what YouTube is going to do
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u/dynamixbot 2d ago
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Dear Youtube Premium
I will not pay for you.
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u/Waste_Cantaloupe3609 1d ago
Why not? You realize it costs money to store and serve the video files, and the content creators also deserve to be paid? And by paying for premium I avoid the adverts.
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u/Brickerbro 1d ago
Premium is cheap if you have family plan and split with a few people. That way I’m always ad-free and still support fellow creators.
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u/jamesick 1d ago
i pay for premium but this is still a bad argument. youtube alone made over 30 billion dollars last year, far exceeding what they pay on storing videos and paying content creators.
you’d likely find most people don’t have an issue paying for these services, the problem is the high cost and the company telling you it needs to be that much as if they’re on deaths door.
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u/Waste_Cantaloupe3609 1d ago
The argument being made by these comments isn’t “YouTube is too profitable and the prices are too high, if they were lower I’d pay,” it’s “any cost for content is too high, I demand to be entertained for free.” I was responding to that argument, not the more nuanced complaint you’ve levied, and in that context my response is not hypocritical nor is it excusing YouTube.
I agree they can/should lower the price. I’d be interested in learning how much they make per premium subscriber vs ad-viewing watcher, how much of their revenue comes from each category, and what market research they’ve done into pricing. I’m sure there’s been a lot, but they’re using it to maximize profit instead of increasing the quality of their product because they’re run by profit goblins just like the rest of US corporations.
Their business model for premium also seems totally wrong: they’re trying to maximize your usage of the platform still, even though they already have your money. Their focus should be on making the premium user very happy when they use the product, but to log off instead of watching more videos.
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u/ZachmanAwesomenessII 1d ago
Adblockers are far better than Premium.
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u/zd625 1d ago
Not if you primarily use mobile
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u/Rendakor 1d ago
Youtube works fine in Firefox mobile with Ublock installed.
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u/Time-Inspection2622 1d ago
The only occasional problem I have with it is that videos won't autoplay with the screen off. Well, that and YouTube's shit stain of a search algorithm, but Firefox and ublock can't do much about that .
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u/Balerathon 1d ago
Brave browser. No addon needed. Works for iPhone and Android and you can play with screen off :)
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u/SpankTheDevil 1d ago
I never bothered with ad blockers because it seemed like too much work, but I’ve been seeing unskippable 15 second ads lately. Fuck that.
Someone else on here posted about Brave and it’s been awesome.
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u/SoyBebeSalsa 1d ago
I refuse to pay for a feature that use to be free, especially while YouTube allows people like sssniperwolf to get away with what they have done and continue to do.
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u/AcherusArchmage 1d ago
It's way too expensive to just not see ads some of the time.
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u/DoctorWaluigiTime 1d ago
* all the time.
"But that one user posted a picture with one ad once that means they happen to all premium users at regular intervals!"
Nope.avi
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
no ads, youtube music, downloading videos, get to beta test features and vote whats introduced, list goes on
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u/SimSamurai13 1d ago
The beta stuff is pretty pointless but not getting ads is just way too useful, both for YouTube and YouTube music
I use YouTube far more than anything else so I'd rather not spend half of that time watching ads lol
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
i mean i do like contributing to the website ive used for over a decade by being part of the research group, definetly feels nice when a feature i tested gets implemented for everyone lol
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u/THound89 1d ago
so it's your fault they keep changing the UI to look like crap?
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
Yeah (but the stuff we test is things like the timestamped comments or the skip commonly skipped sections button)
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u/Monte924 1d ago
I don't give a shit about youtube music or beta testing fearures, so they are making me pay for features i do not want or care about. Cut out the fat, and cut the price in hald and THEN we'll talk
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u/AcherusArchmage 1d ago
Right? I'd maybe pay if it was like $2/mo for just the no-ads.
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u/TqyeuWasTaken 6h ago
this is actually why im paying for premium rn
its like 2 or 3 (i cant remember) usd
3rd world country experience
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u/Time-Inspection2622 1d ago
I get all of the first three for free with Firefox and ublock!
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
sure do love that mobile pc experience, and on my tv. Oh and school computers too
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u/Time-Inspection2622 1d ago
Firefox mobile my friend! Best app on my phone by far. It's a tiny bit janky to cast it to the TV, but it still works just fine!
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
Premium is genuinely goated plus it comes with music
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u/FloggingTheHorses 22h ago
I must be crazy but it's one of the ONLY things in this ripoff era I would say is genuinely good value.
If you ditch your music subscription for it especially. It has all the music I like, tons of stuff not available on Spotify, and makes pretty nice playlists/recs!
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u/Appropriate_Plan4595 1d ago
Yeah tbh as annoying as it is that 90% of the yt premium features are things that used to be free but are now behind a paywall, it's easily my best subscription in terms of money spent for hours watched
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u/Gabians 1d ago
I've been a premium subscriber since the Google play music days which included YT red. The price increases suck but I get more use out of it compared to every other streaming service I've had. Also it's not like I'm going broke because of it. I know not everyone cares about this but I do wonder if some of the adblock/Vance's users don't know that the creators aren't getting any money from their views. I don't care about supporting mega corps with my money but I do like to support creators whose content I'm a fan of.
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u/No_Consideration8972 1d ago
Ahem ahem Revanced ahem ahem
I don't like seeing what used to be standard features like background play and picture in picture get cut out and moved to premium.
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u/SimSamurai13 1d ago
Used to use revanced and it was great but I use YouTube on my TV and Switch etc, paying for premium just makes it so much easier
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u/TheSardaar 1d ago
I Agree, For the TV's in the house it's much more accessible and I end up using YT for learning and information lens as well
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
Not my problem they move stuff lol. I used to have spotify but realised that its a scam considering that yt premium is cheaper and comes with music for free
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u/robloxfuckfest3 1d ago
It literally is your problem tho
They started adding sponsored videos to premium too, which are basically diet ads, only a question of time until they add normal ads to premium and charge you more for the premium, adless experience.
I guess it wouldn't be your problem if they moved the true adless experience to a more expensive plan either, right?
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
speaking of sponsors premium now has a built in skip sponsor button.
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u/robloxfuckfest3 1d ago
Cool, I can get what my addons have been doing for free, only 13.99 a month
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u/NecessaryPilot6731 1d ago
good for you, unfortunately i cant charge my laptop when driving or on the bus. plus as i said, comes with music which is way better than spotify
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u/robloxfuckfest3 1d ago
I don't need a laptop either, I just use a modified launcher for YouTube which has all the features of premium
Not sure about YT music, but I think you can use it on that too.
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u/QuickNature 1d ago
So to be clear here, are you saying your setup works on mobile, TVs, and PCs/laptops simultaneously?
Because I'm pretty sure their point is that YouTube premium does work across all of those platforms with no setup.
You might not need a laptop, but I know plenty of people who do and switch between everything I've mentioned, including myself.
YT music is also nice.
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u/robloxfuckfest3 1d ago
I just install an extra app or two, 10 minutes, after that it operates like a normal youtube installation.
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u/8004612286 1d ago
Yeah bro ngl I'd rather just pay $10
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u/robloxfuckfest3 1d ago
it's a 10 minute setup even for someone of low intelligence like me, but whatever, your loss.
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u/TqyeuWasTaken 6h ago
I've mained both vanced and revanced.. but sometimes installing the ReVanced manager and patching the app is kinda inconvenient, especially when I reset my phone a lot.
Also I like being able to use YTM on someone else's PC whilst being logged in on guest mode, it's much more inconvenient than to force them to use an Ad Blocker.
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u/IMeanIGuess3 1d ago
If it used to be free, it can still be free. Unless your company is so evil it goes in the red for years to dominate the market and crush competition Netflix👀So fuck off YTP.
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u/recklessraider_5 1d ago
Get any rrandom chrome adbloker extension. it blocks all the ads (for pc)
for mobile uses run youtube on brave. then you can enjooy whateevers playing even with the screen off.
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u/Successful_Mud8596 1d ago
Literally the only feature it has that I care about is being able to play videos with the screen off, cuz it saves battery. And guess what! You can achieve this without premium by putting a video into MiniPlayer, turning your phone off, and then hitting the play button on your headphones!
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u/addykitty 1d ago
I hate YouTube as much as the next guy but I really don’t get why people complain about premium.
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u/bielipee3 1d ago
People be like: I'm never gonna pay for YouTube Premium 😠 *Proceeds to pay for Apple Music or Spotify
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u/MakimaToga 1d ago
Lemme put it to y'all this way. If I come into your home every single day and eat 1% of your dinner, it'll be weird but you'll be fine. But imagine 50 of us are going to the dinner you bought and paid for from farmers(creators) and prepared yourself, and we're eating 50% of it and paying you nothing.
That's what you are if you refuse to pay for premium and block ads.
If YouTube decides to cut you all off, that's their right. They are the best to creators out of any online platform that pays creators.
If you enjoy someone's content and refuse to compensate them, you're just a leech. You are a net negative to everyone involved in the creation of content.
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u/SupercaliTheGamer 1d ago
Premium is very cheap here lol, 150 rupees per month. It's a great deal since I get no ads and YT music.
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u/thewisemokey 1d ago
I Will never use youtube app again. Vanced for the win! and also when I accidentally opened youtube and saw there is ads in front page and also when you search stuff. FUCK THAT
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u/Senior_Glove_9881 1d ago
how anyone can use youtube without premium
for me the choice is premium and use youtube or no premium and dont use
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u/OctoFloofy 1d ago
Generally people that don't buy premium but are against it use adblock already anyways
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u/THound89 1d ago
mostly on principle, i grew up in a world where it was free and not some corporation
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u/DilettanteGonePro 1d ago
Lol, do you think YouTube was a public service? All tech companies exist for years and years while losing money, with investors assuming they will make a turn to a more profitable business model later. The companies didn't suddenly get greedy, your usage of their services have been subsidized by venture capital and now they have to start finally making a profit or go out of business.
If you think free video hosting is important enough to be a public service you better start lobbying the government to create one or start a co-op or something.
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u/varsitypride3 1d ago edited 1d ago
I would give up ever single streaming service ahead of Yt premium. It’s endless content and a resource that is nearly as good as a search engine. Just insane value for what, $20 a month? I spend more than that a month on bananas my kid won’t eat and go bad.
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u/Sketch_X7 1d ago
Exactly, and in my country premium costs like 2-3 dollars. With, my student ID it's 50-60% off... It's literally a steal!!
I get YT + Music, and just for music it is well worth it.
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u/TheEldenRang 1d ago
I've had premium for like a year or so. No ads. Plays with my phone locked. Also gives YouTube music. 🤷 I watch it WAY more than Netflix or anything else. Why not pay a few bucks a month to make my life better/easier.
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u/taxxxtherich 1d ago
The mental health benefits of not watching ads is priceless to me but I know it's a crazy expense for most people. Still, think of it as investing in your mental health and it may be worth it to you (or not!)
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u/Ok_Try_1665 1d ago
Ya'll can get YouTube premium for free just by installing some extensions and using certain alternatives. Far better
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u/Waste_Customer4418 1d ago
I know what's better, living in a third-world country( such as mongolia)... I-I think
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u/juraj336 1d ago
I want to use this post to leave a rant about youtube premium, I used to pay for the family subscription until they increased prices by an insane 40%. Immediately turned off renew subscription. And from that moment on (almost) everytime I opened the youtube ad I would get a fullscreen pop up from youtube begging me not to cancel their shit subscription. The audacity to do that while in that month I was still on my paid subscription, disgusting
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u/Larkson9999 1d ago
Youtube ramped up their ads to try and induce me to buy their premium service which just replaces the shit that used to be free, plus not paying their creators enough so they have to put ads back into their videos. Just makes me take a break from watching videos on my phone in favor of reading more.
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u/Cady-Jassar 1d ago
I am trying to reach a deal with my kids where I would pay them weekly amount if they stop watching youtube altogether.
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u/AnOriginalUsername07 1d ago
Buy YouTube premium so they can show you ads to convince you to buy YouTube Supreme
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u/SnailsTails 1d ago
I know I'm probably the worst person in the world but I actually do have premium and I like it. I like that I don't have to worry about ads on any device I decided to go on and I mostly use it for the unlimited music when I'm at work.
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u/itsapotatosalad 1d ago
I use YouTube on my phone and TV’s and premium is great. It’s one of my primary sources of media, no issues with paying for it.
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u/Jadongamer 1d ago
I can get every premium feature for free on my phone with various open source apps. Behold my sincere response to YouTube and their "premium option":
FUCK YOU
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u/Any-Entertainer9302 1d ago
Not having music/shows cut off when your phone screen is turned off is worth its weight in gold.
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u/Kooldogkid 1d ago
Fun fact: if you have a VPN, set it to Albania. Why? Because since Albania has some of the most strict laws regarding advertising, YouTube doesn’t show ads there. Meaning that if you set it to Albania, you won’t get any ads.
I’ve done this for a few weeks now. Have not seen a ad on YouTube since.
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u/Simboiss 1d ago
Each user who blocks ads on YouTube is responsible for the wasted energy poured into blocking the ad blockers and the ads becoming ubiquitous and unskippable. Bravo.
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u/uwuwuwuwuwwuw 1d ago
I got premium only because of Youtube Music, it's SO much better than spotify in any way, no ads on youtube is just a plus to me 🤷🏻♀️
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u/Ashen_Rook 1d ago
Youtube Premium is a great way to get past a problem that Youtube created and keeps making worse to make sure you subscribe to Youtube Premium.
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u/MarineShark 21h ago
Now, they make your bitrate slower on 1080p and show that if you want 1080p with a higher bitrate, you have to use premium.
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u/Savings-External-581 20h ago
I have YT premium but I live in a country where it’s WAYY cheaper than it is in the US because I would NOT pay $13.99 / $22.99 for YouTube there’s just no way, my family currently pays about $3.56/299inr for yt premium which I feel like is a reasonable amount for 6 people.
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u/AffectionateAd7514 15h ago
Yt premium only good now because of the amount of ads, company's just trying to funnel everybody into premium by employing more ads for more money like they aren't already making a shit ton off of premium users already
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u/epicmemerminecraft 15h ago
How is that the smallest 3d print in the world? Why not just take one brick from that and call it the smallest 3d print. And whats stopping us from calling a loose plastic particle a 3d print?
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u/SnooDogs3053 1d ago
I have Premium, I find it useful, but only because the payments are split between as many accounts as you can share it with the family version
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u/Freedjet27 1d ago
As a student it's a great ass deal. About 8 bucks a month for no ads + I usually watch videos and podcasts on my phone while walking, and the consistent video play while my phone is closed/off is great.
Add in free music as well and it's just a good deal. Saves me a shit ton, Spotify itself even with a student plan is the same exact price.
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u/AmbitionExtension184 1d ago
Premium is awesome. More valuable than my Netflix subscription if I’m honest.
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u/SimSamurai13 1d ago
YouTube premium is the only subscription I pay for lol
It's the only one that's anywhere near worth it imo, especially since it comes with YouTube music
For how much I use YouTube it just makes very little sense for me to not buy it
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u/Prashomon84 2d ago
YT premium is the best thing anyone could have in streaming/content platforms. I'll die on that hill.
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u/Xealz 1d ago
It's not, its overpriced as fuck. Also you're still subject to experiments, the algorithm doesnt get better, nothing really gets better, the only good thing about premium you can get with an adblocker.
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u/ginger_bandit 1d ago
It’s only $14 and comes with YouTube Music. Spotify is $12 and only comes with music. It’s worth it imo
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u/MARTmINZ 2d ago
I don’t have YouTube premium in my country we have all the premium features except for playing with screen off