moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoYouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos - Dexertowww.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square236linkfedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down17
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minus-squareBeej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76arrow-down1·2 days agoI’m not worried. The minute the ad blockers stop working I’ll finally be able to do something else with my time.
minus-squarechelatna@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down4·2 days agoMost of YouTube is already a waste of time anyways.
minus-squarekatze@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-22 days agoJust like lemmy, yet here we are. Sometimes we need to waste some time.
minus-squareScavenger8294@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoIt’s all about doing it in moderation and choosing carefully what we waste our time on. I would rather “waste” time reading a stupid book than go on Instagram or TikTok, where my mind gets trapped in a circle of emotions and algorithms.
minus-squareno_more_dogz@endlesstalk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoIt’s actually very important to “waste” some time. You can’t be 100% productivity. It’s unhealthy. But youtube is actually set up to act as an algorythmic addiction.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days ago☝️ And it works, I can confirm.
I’m not worried. The minute the ad blockers stop working I’ll finally be able to do something else with my time.
Most of YouTube is already a waste of time anyways.
Just like lemmy, yet here we are. Sometimes we need to waste some time.
It’s all about doing it in moderation and choosing carefully what we waste our time on. I would rather “waste” time reading a stupid book than go on Instagram or TikTok, where my mind gets trapped in a circle of emotions and algorithms.
It’s actually very important to “waste” some time. You can’t be 100% productivity. It’s unhealthy.
But youtube is actually set up to act as an algorythmic addiction.
☝️ And it works, I can confirm.