Whenever people ask why anyone makes open source software for free, I'm going to use this as a metaphor.

I thought so too. I remember looking for alternatives for when it would be removed completely.

Paywall article :/

Low key actually worth a small fortune. This is a great selection.

Did you just have a stroke

Really hits weird when a video talking about something so serious has a thumbnail that looks like it could be on a video about Fortnite.

Accounts can indicate whether they are bots. You can even filter posts from bot accounts.

Yeah, just seeing that it will collect data about me for personalized ads was a turnoff. There are plenty of Lemmy clients without ads. I can't imagine seeing ads while using Lemmy, either.

I'm guessing that no one here does. If you're on Lemmy, you're probably also using Mastodon instead of Twitter.

Right, the best way to win here is just not to play. Stop watching content on YouTube altogether. Find alternative ways to watch that content, or simply don't watch it at all.

Yeah, that makes me feel like it's not a serious platform. I can't imagine convincing any friend to use it by saying "toots".

Drives me crazy when I see this kind of format for things like programming. Nothing like pausing the video and trying to see what their code says.