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Youtube Premium: is it worth it for you?

posted a year ago by Batfleck (1538)
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not having ads and being able to have the audio play with screen off while driving is a gamechanger for me. the small fee is such a quality of life improvement given how much i watch it and saved me hours and hours

[–] Kowalski (78914) a year ago

LISTENING TO YOUTUBE WHILE YOU DRIVE IS A GAMECHANGER?...WHAT KIND OF SILLY ASS GAME DO YOU PLAY?

[–] [deleted] a year ago

Bat probably just doesn't have unlimited data.

[–] mikethemartian (6992) a year ago

Do the channel creators get a cut of the subscription fee? I would be interested in being able to subscribe to individual channels to stop the ads but would prefer the content creators of those channels to get a big cut.

[–] Batfleck (1538) a year ago

according to google who owns youtube yes

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6306276?hl=en

"Yes. In fact, YouTube Premium gives a secondary revenue stream for creators in addition to what you're already earning today through ads. "

[–] ColumboKate (5780) a year ago

Absolutely!

I laughed at my work colleague about paying to skip a 5 second ad, but I tried the month free trial and never went back.

Definitely recommend 10/10 👌

[–] Batfleck (1538) a year ago

well i remember while most ads were, some ads werent skippable.

plus for the small fee and given how much i use youtube, it certainly is a big enough quality of life improvement to justify the fee.

[–] VinceD (10369) a year ago

I've had it since it rolled out and I agree, it is totally worth it. I can't see going back to using YouTube with all those stupid ads.

[–] capuchin (3362) a year ago

No, it wouldn't be. I don't watch very much on YouTube anyway -- and when I do it's usually through a browser on a laptop with an ad blocker. As memory serves, I've never seen an advert on YouTube.

[–] GlenEllyn (21653) a year ago

Same here. uBlock is a godsend.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

do you get any extra content?

[–] rnmboon (448) a year ago

You get YouTube Music with it.

[–] ColumboKate (5780) a year ago

You can download the videos so you can watch them without an Internet connection and play with phone screen off if you're just listening, to save battery.

[–] rnmboon (448) a year ago

Definitely worth it. It is the only subscription service for online media that I feel is worth paying for. But then again YouTube has totally replaced lineair television for me.

[–] ColumboKate (5780) a year ago

Same, it's 90% of the only tv I watch now. I haven't watched scheduled TV since the start of lockdown.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21706) a year ago

With YouTube premium can you make playlist with anything found on YouTube and without commercials?

I ask this because I use Spotify to stream music playlist in the car and at work. My problem is a large portion of my favorite songs aren’t offered on Spotify, or if they are it’s the wrong version. Everything I like is on YouTube though.