I never watch videos unless I have to so yeah
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2024
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There are a lot of great creators on YouTube, and I would definitely miss their videos. But if YT gets much worse (and it's getting worse by the day), I can live without it.
Maybe yes, Maybe not.
Most of the youtubers I used to watch years ago have become full-time Twitch streamers and their channels now only serve for highlights. My currently watched content revolves mostly around memes of specific games (most of which may also be available in other platforms at the expense of subtitles).
At least for now I can say that I could live without Youtube as ~90% of my entertainment on the web currently comes from outside the platform.
Yes hypothetically but only if the youtubers I actually care about have content elsewhere as well. Which is some but not many
Not really. Most of the content I watch is from there, from tech stuff to history and current news
No, not really
Probably one of the harder things that I could do. It's a replacement for TV so I could try and slot in TV but I think it would be frustrating to not have the copious amounts of content
TV is simply not there. Some YouTube channels are about a topic that's so niche that there's nothing similar on TV.
While I have revanced on my phone and smarttube on my chromecast, the last time I watched a youtube video for an extended amount of time was two month ago. I did open those apps a few weeks ago, but only to see if youtube finally blocks them. So yeah, I guess I can quit youtube cold turkey now.