It is endlessly frustrating that companies have universally decided that they won’t let people say “no” to stuff, ever. There are no longer options to reject stupid-ass new “features”, only postponement until next time you open the app/website/program. They’ll continue pestering you for the rest of your life. I realize that my frustration may be a little over-zealous, but we deal with these interfaces dozens of times per day and this is user hostile behavior. There isn’t really an option to just use another service or program, since the entire technology landscape has been commandeered by a few major corporations, and they all enact the same shitty things as a group.

      • electriccars@startrek.website
        284·
        11 months ago

        Actually I’ve had YouTube premium for a few years now and I love it! I use YouTube a lot, but I also then get YouTube Music which I also use A LOT because it’s actually a really good music service.

        Music plus ad free YouTube? Video/music background playing? All worth the money to me, and I’m helping keep a service I enjoy alive as YouTube still isn’t profitable. Which also slows enshitification of another product I enjoy.

        I want to help YouTube be profitable while I still like it, to

        • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlOP
          41·
          11 months ago

          I tried the YouTube music service and I hated it. It would play the low quality BS that people uploaded instead of studio quality recordings from the bands. It also has way too many live versions of the songs. I also didn’t like the interface. My wife and I considered signing up for YouTube premium, but it costs as much as traditional cable. I might as well just get Comcast or something. At least then I could watch baseball without a VPN. But I’m glad you enjoy it.

          • Onihikage@beehaw.orgEnglish
            3·
            11 months ago

            Are you sure you haven’t gotten YouTube Premium mixed up with YouTube TV? The latter is priced like traditional cable because that’s basically what it is; premium is just YouTube with no ads, basic app features that shouldn’t be paywalled in the first place like downloading videos, and YT music thrown in.

            The YouTube premium family plan (pairs with more accounts/devices) is a little more expensive at like $23 but I didn’t think that was cable tv expensive. All the full-package cable replacement services I know of are around $70-$90.

            • aksdb@feddit.de
              2·
              11 months ago

              If they wouldn’t have that fucked up “same household”-policy for the family plan, I would be all over YouTube Premium. But for me alone it’s too expensive (I don’t use it THAT heavily) and I couldn’t share it with my family that lives in three different places.

    • belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org
      1·
      11 months ago

      Because they irritate people into getting it. You wouldn’t have it if they didnt turn features off and increase ads until you wanted it.

      Fuck google

      • GarytheSnail@programming.dev
        1·
        11 months ago

        I heard it’s one of the better ways to support YouTube creators. That’s why I got it.

        I have adblockers and a pihole so ads weren’t that bad anyway.

    • jimrob4@midwest.social
      1·
      11 months ago

      Same here. I always said “ain’t no way I’m ever paying for what used to be free!”

      Fast forward to political ad season and some orange peckerhead keeps popping up… “Alright, here’s your damn money. Now let me watch this autistic guy unclog drains in peace.”