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[-] floridaman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 month ago

I'm a GenZ-er, and I adblock everywhere I can. What makes the difference with YouTube premium for me is that I fall asleep to YouTube videos on a TV every night, and the advertisements alone can make that experience terrible because you can't adblock YT on a TV as easily as elsewhere. Premium might be one of my best decisions I've made for a platform I spend so much time on. I still donate to Wikipedia and uBlock even if I pay the premium for other services.

[-] aberrate_junior_beatnik@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I still donate to ... uBlock

From https://ublockorigin.com/:

The uBlock Origin project still specifically refuses donations at this time

Who are you giving money to?

[-] deathbird@mander.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

UBlock asks that you give to the blocklist maintainers.

[-] floridaman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Huh, I must've misremembered.

[-] Pueblo@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

Depents on your tv. There are good ways for some. S-tube next works for android tv for example, there is a way for webos too

[-] floridaman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah I've tried this but the experience isn't all there for me imo. It's certainly a great project though.

[-] Pueblo@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

For me its even better, cause they included sponsorblock aswell.

[-] Darkenfolk@dormi.zone 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm a GenZ-er

I fall asleep

Typical genZ, getting those zzzz's. That's probably how they got the name.

[-] 0x0@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago

Youtube premium makes sense for me when combined in a family account for 5 with youtube music for 17.5 USD in total.

But besides that, fuck Google. Id pirate music if I wasn't so lazy but Google diminishing anything of what I currently get would probably give me some energy.

[-] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 1 month ago

Holy crap, it's the Florida Man!

[-] Scallionsandeggs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I do the same, but it has to be on my phone, and last I checked that wasn't an option with the screen off even with Premium. So I used Vanced (and now Revanced). I have moderate-to-severe tinnitus and this setup might have saved my life once or twice.

[-] floridaman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Premium has background playback! I use it to listen to video essays with my phone in my pocket when I'm working, screen off. Revanced was my go-to before premium but it has been a pain for me to patch recently (I'm just lazy) so I'm just using stock YT with Premium.

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