I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn’t do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people act like it doesn’t exist? I think it’s super convenient, especially if you’re subscribed to a ton of channels and don’t want your notifications feed flooded with new videos.

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    11 months ago

    It is my default page for Youtube. I want to see the most recent content from creators I have subscribed to.

    After exhausting the subscriptions page, then I will go to the main page for related content. Shorts and the Explore are avoided at all costs.

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      11 months ago

      Same. My subscription feed is a curated list of creators whose videos I look forward to and probably watch on release. If I notice that I consistently don’t watch the new videos anymore I unsub.

      I thought everyone used YT like this.

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        11 months ago

        apparently it is a very low count, supposedly 2% of views.

        I don’t know if the information is accurate any more, I heard it on the Hello Internet podcast quite a few years ago.