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Does anybody know how to waste less time on YouTube lol

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[–] Arkhive@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I use a YouTube front end that doesn’t have a “feed” or algorithm based suggestions page. It only has a subscriptions page and the related videos side bar. I can still definitely go down rabbit holes, but they are often more focused and related to something I’m interested in, rather than devolving to slop.

[–] shoki@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is exactly the thing i did and it worked wonders. (using FOSS Grayjay)

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

This has been my exit strategy. With no algorithm, I lose interest naturally and instead focus on...

Well the important thing is that I'm not giving YouTube ad revenue.