moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoYouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos - Dexertowww.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square239linkfedilinkarrow-up1790arrow-down17 cross-posted to: tecnologia@lemmy.eco.br
arrow-up1783arrow-down1external-linkYouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos - Dexertowww.dexerto.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square239linkfedilink cross-posted to: tecnologia@lemmy.eco.br
minus-squareBeej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75arrow-down1·29 days agoI’m not worried. The minute the ad blockers stop working I’ll finally be able to do something else with my time.
minus-squarechelatna@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down4·29 days agoMost of YouTube is already a waste of time anyways.
minus-squarekatze@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-229 days agoJust like lemmy, yet here we are. Sometimes we need to waste some time.
minus-squareno_more_dogz@endlesstalk.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·29 days agoIt’s actually very important to “waste” some time. You can’t be 100% productivity. It’s unhealthy. But youtube is actually set up to act as an algorythmic addiction.
minus-squareScavenger8294@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 days agoIt’s all about doing it in moderation and choosing carefully what we waste our time on. I would rather “waste” time reading a stupid book than go on Instagram or TikTok, where my mind gets trapped in a circle of emotions and algorithms.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days ago☝️ And it works, I can confirm.
I’m not worried. The minute the ad blockers stop working I’ll finally be able to do something else with my time.
Most of YouTube is already a waste of time anyways.
Just like lemmy, yet here we are. Sometimes we need to waste some time.
It’s actually very important to “waste” some time. You can’t be 100% productivity. It’s unhealthy.
But youtube is actually set up to act as an algorythmic addiction.
It’s all about doing it in moderation and choosing carefully what we waste our time on. I would rather “waste” time reading a stupid book than go on Instagram or TikTok, where my mind gets trapped in a circle of emotions and algorithms.
☝️ And it works, I can confirm.