Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement)

[siredcalot@lemmy.today]

When I'm 'watching a video' I watch it all the way thru.
However often I'm looking for something specific, like how to do something, and a lot more tutorials are now in video form than written (which I don't love but whatever). In that situation I'm usually looking for a specific piece of information which often requires scrubbing around in multiple videos.
Same thing if I'm doing research on a product, while I might watch a review will the way through I'm more often looking for some specific things like video of the interface or does it have some specific setting or can I set it up without needing a phone app or cloud account. That requires scrubbing around in multiple videos to see bits of the setup UI. Unusable if each video has an ad

[flavoredbutthair@lemmy.world]

I either watch YouTube without ads or don't watch at all. We need a new platform for videos.

[elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world]

Peertube looks good... but has nearly no content or content creators, which is the reason Google nearly has monopoly with Youtube

[chickenladyloveslife@lemmy.world]

a lot more tutorials are now in video form than written (which I don’t love but whatever)

One of my favorite Youtubers (Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles) has excellent in-depth content mostly about WWII piston-engined aircraft with lots of detailed discussion and reference to original source materials. But it's just him reading a written script while presenting still photos and excerpts from flight manuals and the like. It really would be perfect as a blog or in book form, but he has to turn it into videos in order to have any chance at making decent money from it. It's just such a shame that this is how things are going now.

[moseschrute@lemmy.world]

Not a fediverse thing, but I pay $5 a month for nebula. I think it’s worth it to support creators. And I believe the whole “if you’re not paying for something you’re the product”. Though you can still be the product even if you do pay.

[elrecoal19_0@lemmy.world]

Is nebula good?

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

This makes no sense to me. It's significantly more expensive to create and host video content, yet somehow we've gotten to the point where that's the most profitable? It makes no sense.

[crowairbrush@lemmy.world]

Youtube is like that bully that asks for your lunch money and when you say no, they slam you into a locker.

When you say no again, they start hitting you until you finally give that lunch money.

Once you do, they will show you the others are being abused harder when they demand more money from you.

I would love to contribute to the end of youtube.

To me, the value of youtube and it's music is far below the €18 it costs to get me and my wife ad free. My internet costs roughly that and offers a lot of possibilites, so why should i pay double for a service that supplies about 1 millionth of what the internet itself has to offer, especially considering my wage has barely changed while i watch my rent and groceries triple in cost.

Y'all need to realize there is an end to my money, you can't keep taking.

[superkret@feddit.org]

Youtube is like that bully

Except no one is forcing you to face that bully.
You can simply stay away.

[chickenladyloveslife@lemmy.world]

It has nothing to do with the expense and everything to do with the fact that most people do not enjoy reading (any more, at least).

[semi_hemi_demigod@lemmy.world]

If you like that sort of thing you'll like IHYLS

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

I guess I'll just appreciate the fact that my books don't have ads.

[crowairbrush@lemmy.world]

It's either this or cable, cable sucks.

So i'd rather adblock the hell out of them.

[chickenladyloveslife@lemmy.world]

The Drachinifel of the air!

[chickenladyloveslife@lemmy.world]

I read a lot of books on Kindle. It's just a matter of time ...

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

The base Kindle already has ads on the lock screen...

[chickenladyloveslife@lemmy.world]

I use the Android app, so at least I don't have to endure that.

[underpantsweevil@lemmy.world]

There's definitely good material on it. Was a big fan of "Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend" short film, for instance.

But its also got your garden variety YouTube crap.

[cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Using Youtube without Revanced or uBlock is like using a phone without a case.

[sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works]

Eh, using a phone w/o a case is reasonable. I'd liken it more to watching live TV. Why do that in the era of streaming services when you can (well, could) avoid ads and watch exactly what you want instead of whatever slop the network decides you should watch?