@WillyECoyote69 And more links to the same advert-free here

redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=

(shows more just in case that one is overwhelmed by watchers)

Follow

@WillyECoyote69
RE: Invidious / YouTube

Yes it can busy often so I find one to stick with after hopping a few

1/ using this link to see:
redirect.invidious.io

2/ Try Sepia Search:
sepiasearch.org/

YouTube is trying to block tools that are cleaning away adverts and stripping the tracking (imagine all the links from Fediversethat are directly youtube.com! :blobcatshocked: tracking them)...

But I have 2 honest solutions:

➡️ A) Not watch as much ✔️
AND use that time for other useful things ✔️✔️

Point A explained more:

We had it too good with YouTube and it became another TV... so while its good I have all I need.

And this ties perfectly with making contact people instead for the real change eventually on Fediverse (not just users migrated from Twitter etc), so by not watching videos I can watch profiles instead as "the social project" and put it into practice DAILY which I feel people don't do / get distracted from giving each other real attention and instead watch Hollywood or other videos / politics)

➡️ b) I use savefrom.net/ to download video instead ☑️

Point B explained more:

Means I have to wait and not endlessly watch but when I'm sure I download it instead of stream and watch it 10 times instead of moving on quickly.

I make notes or smaller clips from videos like a mini project too getting the best out of each download like it's gold and I respect it took energy to get to me.

===============
SUMMARY
===============

➡️ 1/ Overall I pick and choose more often.

Real contact encouraged with people

➡️ 2/ I accept that in the end the other service providers / companies providing the service / YouTube / websites will always win or put more cleverness leverage to make it less worth my while

But God knows I have enough videos on my hard disk so I need less YouTube!! ✔️✔️

And probably should start creating my own stuff ALSO!

If you can reduce Google YouTube usage then more power to you...

redirect.invidious.io

Some people have PeerTube :peertube: so can work we slowly use that and Sepia Search to search videos...

sepiasearch.org/

Sign in to participate in the conversation
Qoto Mastodon

QOTO: Question Others to Teach Ourselves
An inclusive, Academic Freedom, instance
All cultures welcome.
Hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden.