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[–] AcornCarnage@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I know not everyone will agree, but I think YouTube premium is the better bang-for-buck service. $3 more per month than Spotify and includes YouTube Music premium and YouTube Premium. So all the music and ad-free YouTube.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 19 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Except what YT Premium does is easily doable with free tools.

[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only so long as Google decides to continue serving content for free to people who contribute nothing to their bottom line, which isn't guaranteed to last.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Anyone that thinks Google's WebDRM is going to stop with ads is a fool.

[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Ultimately, there's no real way to get around the fact that operating huge platforms like YouTube that serve hundreds of millions of people every day comes with very significant costs, and someone has to pay them. Either users pay them directly, advertisers pay them in exchange for ad space, or investors pay them in exchange for the ability to control the platform for whatever purpose they want.

Given that, I'm personally pretty happy to settle on direct subscription fees. For the sheer amount of content you get, I don't think it's really that unreasonable, though I am of course speaking as someone in a position where I can afford them.

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

*with free tools from thankless efforts.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can donate to projects you like tho

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Preach. I’d rather donate to those folks than give google money lawl

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are you actually doing that though?

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Yep! Recently to Yuzu and a mod creator that personally helped me get TotK running at 60FPS with no drops or stutters!

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

I used to. And I will do it again once I have an income where I don't have to count pennies.

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 0 points 1 year ago

Are you donating to them?

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An argument could easily be made for Spotify as well. There are plenty of options for streaming music for free to your device with download support. Just about anything can be done for free if people are willing.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

YT is just the more egregious example of this imo.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Sure, for now. YouTube is cracking down on ad-blockers, don't think they'll let those free tools work forever...

[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

YouTube is basically the same price as Spotify in my country (only 12 cents more actually), so even more bang for my buck, specially for family plans.

[–] CO_Chewie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I'm currently in a three month trial due to the value (music streaming and ad free you tube), but coming from Pandora YT Music's radio algorithm sucks sooooo bad. One of my first plays was a foo fighters album and now all the stations I create have alt/grunge in them. It's making it really hard to consider staying.

[–] shectabeni@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surprising to see any suggestions on here for YouTube Premium. I have been lucky enough to be on a family plan for years and it's honestly great. Sometimes, it's just easier not to deal with having to hack around things to make them usable.

[–] AcornCarnage@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Family is one of the biggest reasons. A huge part of it for me was minimizing at least SOME of the ads my kids would be exposed to.

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did not agree when I had both premium, I did not agree when I had YT light and Spotify premium, and I do not agree today.

Context: I only use YT for its main service; streaming video. I never tried YT music because I already had music streaming set up in a way that worked for me.

[–] AcornCarnage@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, if you are paying for two services but don't use one by choice, sure I can see the value not being there.