Libretube, smarttube and the like. You realise the amount of bloated shit there is on YT when you use one of those. They are like a front end on the infra I suppose. Not familiar with Loops, must go digging!
this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2026
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Oh no!
I will continue not paying a dime for any media I see ever, unless I really support the creators, as I have been doing for ... 20 years now?
Do I watch YouTube? Yes some days. Would I miss any creator on there if they disappeared? Not at all. Wouldn’t even think about them again. They aren’t worth an ad watch or a dollar.
There are plenty of creators that are worth far more than they are getting from YouTube ads. The only reason I want to move away from YouTube is so that Google doesn't get my attention/money