I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn’t do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people act like it doesn’t exist? I think it’s super convenient, especially if you’re subscribed to a ton of channels and don’t want your notifications feed flooded with new videos.

  • @june@lemmy.world
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    551 year ago

    Wait…. Thats not how people use YouTube? I browse almost exclusively from my subscriptions page.

      • @SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world
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        171 year ago

        Really? For me the front page hits almost spot on on what I want to watch. Weird. I use subscriptions tab first and then when im done with it I move to feed to watch new stuff I might not know and almost all of them are interesting.

        • Fushuan [he/him]
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          41 year ago

          I swear people does not use the “I dislike this content” or whatever it’s called button from the triple dot panel.

        • @Thorry84@feddit.nl
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          41 year ago

          Agreed, I have some custom ad block rules that remove videos I already watched. That removes about half of the videos on the page, but it helps a lot not showing nonsense.

          Yes YouTube, that video is perfect for me, I really like the creator, I like the subject, the video is well made with a good length. That’s all of the reasons I chose to watch it yesterday, I don’t need to watch it a second time. If I did wanted to watch it for a second time, I know where to find it, you don’t have to present it to me.

        • kopper [they/them]
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          11 year ago

          i have a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory that youtube intentionally shittifies the frontpage if you disable your watch history as an attempt to make you turn it back on.