• 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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            1 year ago

            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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        1 year ago

        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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      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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      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.

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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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          I’ve been so annoyed with the ads that I’ve started to go elsewhere for instructional content.