The Great Unsubscribe

[DigDog]

Of approx 115 channels i had subbed to on youtube, after a great culling, i have 28 left. Subs were lost today.
in reverse alphabetical order because i'm in charge and i decide which order to use.

1. yourmoviessuckdotorg - filmschool stuff
2. the spiffing brit - videogame-based comedy content
3. stanford - lectures, educational
4. ssethtzeentach - video games review with a violently anarchic streak
5. splatter cat gaming - a nonstop vomit of indie-game-review videos
6. red letter media
7. postmodern jukebox - music
8. now you see it - filmschool stuff
9. nikar marley - dreaming of living like this guy
10. NHK world
11. nerdwriter1 - filmschool stuff
12. matthew jensen - swords
13. Linfamy - funny ancient-japan myths and history
14. lessons from the screenplay - filmschool stuff
15. Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com - pure frustration
16. laura miller - vegan food, don't ask why
17. late night w/ seth meyers - "news"
18. Kung Fu & Tai Chi Center - cuz i wish i could
19. jordan peterson fan channel
20. jordan b peterson
21. jay exci - filmschool stuff
22. hybrid calisthenics - cuz i wish i could
23. history buffs - reviews of films with historical-accuracy focus
24. historia civilis - focusing on ancient rome in detail
25. george dulin quartet - friend's channel
26. enter tai chi - cuz i wish i could
27. caroline konstnar - insane internet bullshit videos by a future star
28. actually hardcore overclocking - Buildzoid's channel

 

[Captante]

How exciting for you?

 

[biostud]

You can subscribe on YouTube?

 

[jpiniero]

You can subscribe on YouTube?

Gotta agree. Never saw the point.

 

[Captante]

Gotta agree. Never saw the point.

Unless you prefer not missing content that interests you... for whatever reason YT notifications are disabled if not subscribed plus there's no logic in what they show you. (not implying I'm happy about this)

The other argument in favor would be sites (like Gamers Nexus for me) that one might like to support making money off of subs.

 

[DigDog]

in no way i am defending youtube notifications. Youtube wants to be a video-entertainment platform with thousands of channels but prepares for a platform of a dozen channels. It sucks big, sweaty camel balls. Yum yum.

But yeah. Because of the also absolutely shocking youtube recommendation system that will happily recommend a video you have literally just fucking watched, you need to subscribe to channels to get any not-endlessly-duplicated content on youtube - which is now 99% a TV station.

And so i do. But those too clutter my homepage and the only way to surf for some new content is to launch Brave browers and clear all cookies and basically browse YT as if you were a new account. AND THEN copy the interesting stuff over to my main.

 

[highland145]

Workout 24/7 isn't just in the US.

 

[dank69]

Because I'm in charge and I decide: why vegan food? Oh and Peterson is a muppet.

 

[yottabit]

I got really tired of my jumbled interests and the lack of a way to organize subs. For instance, working on a home improvement project and searching a couple videos, then getting recommendations for the next couple weeks after the project is finished.

The lack of ability to subcategorize subscriptions with folders or tags is absurd.

So I ended created multiple youtube accounts for different purposes to manage the subs that way. All my tech / programming videos on a separate account. It was entertaining to see the ai get trained in real time transferring over some of my likes and subs.

I'd say it paid off for me because that channel has recommended me some great videos that taught me a lot, that I don't think I ever would have otherwise found. And it's fairly easy to switch between accounts on my devices, just need to remember.

Anyone else doing this or am I the crazy? I've also been a longtime YouTube red/Premium subscriber

 

[jpiniero]

I got really tired of my jumbled interests and the lack of a way to organize subs. For instance, working on a home improvement project and searching a couple videos, then getting recommendations for the next couple weeks after the project is finished.

I just use Porn Mode.

 

[Kaido]

I got really tired of my jumbled interests and the lack of a way to organize subs. For instance, working on a home improvement project and searching a couple videos, then getting recommendations for the next couple weeks after the project is finished.

The lack of ability to subcategorize subscriptions with folders or tags is absurd.

So I ended created multiple youtube accounts for different purposes to manage the subs that way. All my tech / programming videos on a separate account. It was entertaining to see the ai get trained in real time transferring over some of my likes and subs.

I'd say it paid off for me because that channel has recommended me some great videos that taught me a lot, that I don't think I ever would have otherwise found. And it's fairly easy to switch between accounts on my devices, just need to remember.

Anyone else doing this or am I the crazy? I've also been a longtime YouTube red/Premium subscriber

Do you use Chrome? There's a nice plugin for doing collections of subscriptions. See video here:

PocketTube: Youtube Subscription Manager - Chrome Web Store

Group YouTube subscriptions into YouTube folder. Video Deck for Youtube. Mark as watched videos. Filter YouTube video. Youtube mode

chrome.google.com

Lots more info on different features on their Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/CollectionManager/videos

 

[Kaido]

Oh and Peterson is a muppet.

That dude has the most amazing "keep calm in the heat of the moment" skills I've ever seen in a human being. He's like Ali dodging punches, but when put verbally on the spot:

https://imgur.com/lrLCqRB

That original video of him not taking the bait, when pressured, in front of a crowd, in public, is pretty amazing. I get super flustered on the spot...I do pretty well when I prepare stuff like Powerpoint pitches for customers & whatnot, and I actually do better when it's like a hall of 500 people where I'm the only one talking & not a smaller crowd with a Q&A session. I understand debate, but real-time arguments are not my forte because my brain just kinda shorts out as my anxiety takes over lol. This guy is stone-cold:

 

[HomerJS]

You got rid of BikiniModelFitness ??

 

[nakedfrog]

I also maintain a couple different accounts for keeping YouTube things separate, mostly one main/general content, and one that's basically a replacement for MTV.
I do have another that I use for playing along with music (so it's mostly focused on regular people's covers of stuff, so I can watch their hands and follow along).

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

That original video of him not taking the bait, when pressured, in front of a crowd, in public, is pretty amazing. I get super flustered on the spot...I do pretty well when I prepare stuff like Powerpoint pitches for customers & whatnot, and I actually do better when it's like a hall of 500 people where I'm the only one talking & not a smaller crowd with a Q&A session. I understand debate, but real-time arguments are not my forte because my brain just kinda shorts out as my anxiety takes over lol. This guy is stone-cold:

Pales in comparison to his Channel 4 interview.

"So what you're saying is...." became a meme from it.

 

[BurnItDwn]

It appears that you have failed to subscribe to "Barn."

 

[Kaido]

Pales in comparison to his Channel 4 interview.

"So what you're saying is...." became a meme from it.

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Oh dang I remember that one! I think that was the first one I ever saw him in! The dude is incredibly clear-thinking under the live spotlight! I wish I had a fraction of those capabilities lol. My brain fog kicks in bad in the heat of the moment & I lose track of whatever I was talking about hahaha.

 

[DigDog]

You got rid of BikiniModelFitness ??

sadly, yes.

 

[sandorski]

Pales in comparison to his Channel 4 interview.

"So what you're saying is...." became a meme from it.

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Did you see the one where He does that?

Dude is running a Grift, guys.