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    9. Been considering cutting down on YouTube

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      I find myself scrolling through YT hoping to see something to play in the background, occasionally checking things like TechLinked or MichaelMJD with occasional PointCrow and Dougdoug. But really...

      I find myself scrolling through YT hoping to see something to play in the background, occasionally checking things like TechLinked or MichaelMJD with occasional PointCrow and Dougdoug. But really just wasting time doing nothing, just scrolling.
      So I want to cut it off but I want to fill in that time with something else.
      Anyone else has tried to cut off YT(Or at least minimize) YT from their life? I’m probably using YT the wrong way.
      I would like some RSS feeds or podcast to make me go on YT less. Or thoughts/opinions/experiences from other people that used to have YT on almost all the time but minimized the time on YT.

      31 votes

    11. YouTube without a working ad blocker

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      I liked ( past tense ) watching YouTube with the latest Firefox on my Mint Linux box. No more. The ad blocker I use ( latest version ) has stopped working for removing YouTube commercials. The...

      I liked ( past tense ) watching YouTube with the latest Firefox on my Mint Linux box.

      No more.

      The ad blocker I use ( latest version ) has stopped working for removing YouTube commercials.

      The commercials are obnoxious.

      I think I will quit until the ad blocker I use updates again with a fix.

      Sorry YouTube, you are far from being worth $14.00 USD a month.

      Edit:

      Mint Linux 21.2

      Cinnamon 5.8

      Firefox 128.0.3

      Ublock Origin 1.59.0

      • I completely removed UBlock Origin
      • I completely emptied my Firefox cache and other data
      • I signed out of Google completely
      • I reinstalled UBlock Origin
      • I signed back into Google
      • I tried using YouTube with my VPN turned on.

      No joy.

      I can watch YouTube ad free via a private window in Firefox.

      I can watch YouTube ad free if I log out of my Google/YouTube account

      My add blocker works in other browsers when I am not logged into my Google/YouTube account.

      49 votes

    24. Suggestions on better interactions with YouTube on my Moto G Power?

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      situation: Watch video until the end, and want to get back to "home" with as little drama/clicking as possible. Current process: hit the tiny ass'd "x" at the top right to close the suggestions...

      situation: Watch video until the end, and want to get back to "home" with as little drama/clicking as possible.

      Current process:

      • hit the tiny ass'd "x" at the top right to close the suggestions overlay (usually after several attempts)
      • drag the video position back 30+ seconds so that the "up next" overlay is no longer obscuring the minimize video carat in the upper left.
      • hit the tiny ass'd minimize video carat (usually after several attempts)

      I keep wishing there was just a 'go back to home screen' option available at the end of videos that I'm just missing.

      8 votes