• Humanius@lemmy.world
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        It really boils down to a few reasons:

        • I don’t like ads, and I prefer not to see them
        • Running a platform like YouTube is not cheap, and I understand that Google needs money to keep things running.
        • The revenue of Premium is split between YouTube and the creators, much like ad revenue is. So it also supports the channels that I follow.
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            That hasn’t stopped me from using other Google services like Gmail, Docs, or Drive either.

            If I ever decide I want to opt out of Google’s ecosystem I’ll just serve them a GDPR data deletion request.
            That’s what I did when I deleted my Twitter account as well.

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            If you don’t want to be tracked, you shouldn’t own a smartphone.

            Because let’s face it, you’re never going to be able to stop it unless you get rid of all your tech.

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              Imo it should be a choice whether we are tracked for monetary gains or not, and not a necessary evil. But with most basic services/devices you are not even presented with that choice. E.g. when buying a phone.

              And if you do have a choice, sometimes accessibility is restricted so much that you can’t participate in our networked society.

              I think we have to find ways to provide access to the most basic services with a minimum of tracking. Anything else should still be an option of course.

              How to achieve this? I don’t know. But EU regulations certainly wouldn’t hurt for now.

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          I didn’t know the channels get some of the revenue. Do you get to influence who the money goes to? Like a twitch prime sub?

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            It replaces the ad revenue the channel would otherwise have gotten from your view, at a higher rate than an ad impression.

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        For me its solely because of a ad free experience on my TV, since its the primary device I’m using it on. And i got it relatively cheap from turkey so it’s not that big of a deal. I might reevaluate if the price increases though.

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        It’s not bad if you max out the family subscription (5 members) and use YouTube music.

        Still, I’m a hypocrite because I absolutely hate their habit of hiding features behind the paywall, and making ads more obnoxious to irritate users into paying for premium.

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          Ya’ll should just VPN to Argentina and get the sub for cheap, it’s a few bucks per month compared to the obnoxious 13.99.

          I pay around 2€ for mine per month plus the VPN fees, it’s a no-brainer

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      Ditto. It is my most used subscription.

      I watch more YouTube than cable (never) or Netflix (maybe one binge a month).

      I use it for music in the car and at work.

      I play audio from some sciencey channels while I try to goto sleep.

      I’ll probably keep paying. I do get value out of it.

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        I would dump Netflix before cancelling YT Premium. Everything on Netflix I can stream for free from pirate sites to my TV. YouTube actually has tons of informational and educational content and a premium subscription lets me support it without the ads. I probably watch YouTube twice as much as all my other vid subs combined.

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      1 year ago

      you hopefully mean you had a prem subscription, the more people quit because of price policy the better it will be for everyone

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        Oh yeah, because historically, whenever a large internet platform starts losing money, things definitely get better for everyone. Nevermind Reddit and Twitter and Meta and Netflix and Hulu having to nickle and dime users for basic functionality of their platforms, things are definitely better. I love all those raised prices and lowered quality of service.

        Right.