Monetization of YouTube ruined it

[wilnj]

First world problem? Maybe, but not long ago YouTube was a great resource for like minded people to share tips and tricks that would take a lot of effort to post photos and narratives on forums like this.

Instead someone could record a 3-5 minute explanation of what they’re trying to show.

Now we have to wait for an ad, then sift through 20 minutes of video beginning with an intro montage, pleas to like and subscribe across all their social media platforms, long winded explanations of the problem, unrelated material for giggles and then out going credits.

I find myself spending twice as long looking for a narrative rather than scroll back and forth trying to see if this video even addresses my problem.

[Por_sha911]

First world problem.
Just skip past the opening credits and begging and stop before the end. Yeah the ads are annoying but 15 seconds...

[pmax]

I can do without the clickbait titles and images , top ten videos and incessant shouting for attention. Watch my video, watch my video.

Search is your friend.

[herr_oberst]

The ones that have a long, elaborate opening are the ones that hork me off the most. Jeezuz, it's not a hollywood production. You're not Quentin Tarentino. You're showing people how to take a vent out of dashboard or dye some leather.

(Fun fact, YouTube monetizes by the algorithm now. You can take what you need from a video and then quit early and it skews the stats. The algorithm doesn't like that. Oops!)

[JackDidley]

Adblocker ultimate for the win. I seldom see an ad on youtube.

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by wilnj

First world problem? Maybe, but not long ago YouTube was a great resource for like minded people to share tips and tricks that would take a lot of effort to post photos and narratives on forums like this.

Instead someone could record a 3-5 minute explanation of what they’re trying to show.

Now we have to wait for an ad, then sift through 20 minutes of video beginning with an intro montage, pleas to like and subscribe across all their social media platforms, long winded explanations of the problem, unrelated material for giggles and then out going credits.

I find myself spending twice as long looking for a narrative rather than scroll back and forth trying to see if this video even addresses my problem.

You need youtube adblockers on your browser, adguard, and if you have a smart TV that is android based, this is what you need- this will literally knock out every single ad, 'like and subscribe; and sponsor notes.

It works, very, very well.


https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/

[Vintage Racer]

I pay Google to get it commercial free. It knows my favorite music and car stuff.

[wilnj]

It’s not the ads that piss me off, it’s the 20 minute production to show a 3 minute work around or trick of the trade.

[Vintage Racer]

Originally Posted by wilnj

It’s not the ads that piss me off, it’s the 20 minute production to show a 3 minute work around or trick of the trade.

I guess that I don't look at them? Is it Porsche related or something else?

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by wilnj

It’s not the ads that piss me off, it’s the 20 minute production to show a 3 minute work around or trick of the trade.

I remember Pewdiepie beating on some channels that would wrap a video at seven minutes then have 3 minutes of dead space with maybe music playing to get the time to over ten minutes.

I don't like the Patreon plea then a two minute intra-video ad for a pubic hair trimmer and then one minute into the meat of the video an outside advertisement busts in.

Now, if you search for "Rain, Thunder, Sleep" you can get a ten hour ambient noise video with no commercials across the ten hours.

[sc_rufctr]

YouTube can be painful but it's a whole lot better than commercial or pay TV.

[KFC911]

I only use MeTube these days. The videos are exceptional and they keep the riff-raff out! Try it...

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by KC911

I only use MeTube these days. The videos are exceptional and they keep the riff-raff out! Try it...

Chrome has to be the browser?

[sugarwood]

It's the opposite. Once they monetized it, people started uploading billions of videos. If it was not monetized, you would have a ghost town of garbage low quality

[A930Rocket]

On my phone, if an ad starts the video, I refresh the screen and it starts the video from the start. No ad.

During a video on your iPhone, how do you stop ads?

I used to not get them but now do.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

It's the opposite. Once they monetized it, people started uploading billions of videos. If it was not monetized, you would have a ghost town of garbage low quality

+1

Millions not billions.

[Vintage Racer]

You dudes need to pay to play. My YouTube video's are good. I also pay Pandoro for commercial-free music.

I just got an offer for Sirius radio. It was $5/month which is good for 12 months, but then it increases to $16/month which is not worth it for a second car for a guy that has no office.

JMO.

[pmax]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

On my phone, if an ad starts the video, I refresh the screen and it starts the video from the start. No ad.

During a video on your iPhone, how do you stop ads?

I used to not get them but now do.

On the iPhone, you do what Jobs says you are allowed to.

On the PC, adblock ultimate is the bomb. What ads ?

[Vintage Racer]

I never listen with iPhone.

I am on a laptop with good speakers for music quality.

[WPOZZZ]

I keep getting updates from YT vloggers. One in particular is this cute Korean woman with very large breasts doing tours of Korea. lol