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(DIR) Post #AidPEyTCUWcVBCM5Uu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-06-06T00:51:42Z
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What is the point of littering the feed with "upcoming" videos on youTube? All I ever think is "oh I want to watch that... oh I can't" Do people really watch youTube like... like it's broadcast TV and IDK plan to turn it on at a ... time... like you have a little thing in your schedule and you have to do it like it's a chore?I don't get this. I'm drifting away from youTube anyways. Going back to the newspaper and audiobook lifestyle. Only the ants keep me there...
(DIR) Post #AidPYb5X8LoCSDds4O by kechpaja@social.kechpaja.com
2024-06-06T00:55:13Z
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@futurebird I can't tell you either way, but they certainly _may_ do it that way.It's been many years since I've opened YouTube in a non-private window, or without a specific thing in mind to search for. If not for news and things tech people say, I likely wouldn't realize just how quickly you can get algorithmically-recommended stuff pushed on you there, for instance.
(DIR) Post #AidPcdosv6dC5GmcT2 by Azuaron@hachyderm.io
2024-06-06T00:55:57Z
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@futurebird I suspect this is a "pivot to video" move, aka, something being pushed by YouTube management without actual evidence that people want it (or with fraudulent evidence) to the detriment of how people actually want to use the service.But then again, tons of people love livestreams and I just don't get that, either, so maybe it's the children who are wrong.
(DIR) Post #AidPgSz19UYddKLYfI by YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world
2024-06-06T00:56:38Z
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@futurebird I don't get it either.YouTube is like having a built-in DVR. A weekly worship service, or live musical performances, or even a sporting event can almost always be seen later whenever it fits best in a schedule.
(DIR) Post #AidPnImFUoHG0VdLd2 by virtulis@loud.computer
2024-06-06T00:57:51Z
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@futurebird if you mean the "premiere" thing, that acts as a livestream with chat and all, so less like TV and more like a premiere at a movie theater.Of course, not all youtube videos are a good fit for a movie theater. But some genuinely are and it's a nice experience for the community, if there is one.Not disagreeing that they're annoying to see though :)
(DIR) Post #AidQGUFttns80KQ4Uy by aburka@hachyderm.io
2024-06-06T01:03:08Z
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@futurebird Newpipe pins them at the top of the "latest videos from your subscriptions" feed which is just a huge waste of screen real estate. But to answer your question, yeah I do sometimes plan to go watch something live, but 100% of the time I forget.
(DIR) Post #AidU2f9WzCiFZ26UoS by wonkothesane@mstdn.social
2024-06-06T01:45:27Z
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@futurebird I wish there was a way to turn this off. It’s had me unsubscribe from a few channels.
(DIR) Post #Aie0PWfZtCVMRp2Ume by RogerBW@emacs.ch
2024-06-06T07:48:08Z
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@futurebird I watch YouTube channels mostly by RSS feed: the video gets announced, I download it with Naughty Software (tm), and later I watch it. That's what I did with TV back last century when I had a TV. If I couldn't do that, I wouldn't be watching at all.
(DIR) Post #AieWvtEUjTZAE4qbVA by justafrog@mstdn.social
2024-06-06T13:52:33Z
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@futurebird And while you're not paying attention, somehow there will be more ant videos uploaded to your channel than you put there.At first, innocuous, and later, well, don't worry so much about that.
(DIR) Post #AiiYhxla3a2cm0eLMO by TimWardCam@c.im
2024-06-08T12:31:19Z
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@futurebird Only for interesting rocket launches.