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YouTube takes over the living room: Viewers stream over a billion hours a day (www.techspot.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm currently streaming YouTube on the TV as I type this.

It's where all the good documentary and factual content has gone lately.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It’s where all the good documentary and factual content has gone lately.

Nebula exists.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That’s just fancy YouTube

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sadly with less reliable service.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

And their app is a pos

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Pure documentary is curiosity stream.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

In case you don't already know, Deutsche Welle have superb documentaries in voluminous quantities

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If there was a viable option, I'd use it.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 months ago

I think by this point, the only option is breakup and mandatory federation with independent frontends, service providers all competing against each other. They have a monopoly.

Google would argue they don't really have a monopoly since they compete against streaming, but that's a malicious, pre-information age interpretation of monopoly power.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

Damn here I thought everyone gets to have only 24hrs a day.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Because you can block ads. I don’t want to watch anything with ads, my free time is worth more than that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The thing is if, you couldn't block ads on YT, I would probably get premium, there is no way I am watching their ads.

Note, I do subscribe to multiple "indie" content creators that I enjoy, but I am not watching ads on YT (or anywhere else).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I would never pay to a service that is privacy intrusive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The more we sub, the more they’ll make everything a sub. They’re eating your wallet with this crap.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I actually don't mind the subscription model for content creators. I just wish Google (or any platform owner) would get a smaller cut due to a more competitive environment.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

It's the only place that hosts retrospectives of old games that I will never play, but love to learn about. :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I have my TV connected to my desktop to use the best extensions with YT and other sites. Steam + TV is nice too.