If there was a viable option, I’d use it.
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.
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.
In case you don’t already know, Deutsche Welle have superb documentaries in voluminous quantities
It’s where all the good documentary and factual content has gone lately.
Nebula exists.
Pure documentary is curiosity stream.
That’s just fancy YouTube
Sadly with less reliable service.
And their app is a pos
Because you can block ads. I don’t want to watch anything with ads, my free time is worth more than that.
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).
I would never pay to a service that is privacy intrusive.
The more we sub, the more they’ll make everything a sub. They’re eating your wallet with this crap.
I have my TV connected to my desktop to use the best extensions with YT and other sites. Steam + TV is nice too.
Damn here I thought everyone gets to have only 24hrs a day.
It’s the only place that hosts retrospectives of old games that I will never play, but love to learn about. :(
