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Matt ๐Ÿ›ธ · 5d
I'm currently investigating how I can at least limit my exposure to YT. I'm not leaving it entirely ATM. But I'd certainly like to. I'd actually pay more than their premium price to have a respectful ...
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The other thing with ytdl/pinchflat that adds friction - there is no discovery outside of word-of-mouth.
Pro - can't get hooked on new channels easily
Con- can't algo discover new content that might interest you

Reading/writing helped me get past that. Now, if I want to watch something, it requires intent. I had to think on my own about what content would interest me, then decide if I have the server capacity to keep the channel around. Real world constraints force decisions XD
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Matt ๐Ÿ›ธ · 5d
I kind of dig that honestly. Especially since, as noted previously, the algorithm seems to just pin you into whatever you watched recently. It clearly was updated to keep me on as long as possible. So it just feeds me that. This doesn't serve me. It serves YT. It used to at least be a mutually benef...
Matt ๐Ÿ›ธ · 5d
Those real-world constraints are the reality that these companies tried to hide with the free lie. The cost was literal life hours and psychological/biological manipulation to pay for it. Now we have psychological, biological, social and economic problems just so people don't have to pay for content...