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Seimhe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Psionicsickness@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Lemmy is the only social media I have, it’s a peaceful life.

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  • Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    YouTube is my other social media and it’s getting stale quickly

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    • Cheebus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I turned YouTube history off and just watch videos through “my subscriptions”

      For me it’s a game changer

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      • xylol@leminal.space ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I basically did the same thing but have a YouTube downloader that puts them on my Plex server. So I can watch a show then like a YouTube video and call it a night

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      • shifty@leminal.space ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I degoogled, so I don’t login.

        Youtube Unhook and SponsorBlock Extensions in Firefox

        “Hide YouTube related videos, comments, video suggestions wall, homepage recommendations, trending tab, and other distractions.

        A browser extension to eliminate distractions on YouTube, including the recommended sidebar, endscreen video suggestions, user comments, homepage related videos feed, trending tab, turn off autoplay or annotations, and more. Toggle the options through the popup to customize your own YouTube experience!”

        I go to youtube website and its just a blank page with a sidebar and a searchbar. My subscriptions are just bookmarked pages of people I follow, or I subscribe through Grayjay.

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I want to do the same, but if I’m rehearsing on my own I might be playing along with a YouTube. My music account’s history is basically my busking setlist.

        I really should download the songs and make a Winamp playlist

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    • protist@retrofed.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      YouTube is still amazing, you just have to ignore the algorithm, which is easy enough through subscriptions

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I was trying to find background music the other day while I did chores. Unless you know a specifc channel, there’s a good chance your search takes you to Aimusic instead of music.

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        I’ve been known for having strong opinions from time to time

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Why ignore the algorithm? Some of my favorite creators I found through the algorithm (suggested videos, homepage, etc). I just ignore the ones you don’t like, you’ll see less and less of them.

        Example: A few weeks ago it tried to show me videos of Charlie Kirk, I marked them as boring and after 3 attempts it got the message and I haven’t seen one since.

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    • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have never really thought of YouTube as social media, but you have a point.

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      • Ydna@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It leaned further into it back during the google+ days. There were feeds that showed your friends activity, comments, reply videos, etc. It’s interesting that they went in other directions.

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  • Seimhe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes, but it’s very white and Anglo so it doesn’t feel like a “worldwide” web.

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    • FapFlop@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s kinda like an MMO. We’re all here, but we likely won’t cross paths again.

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• Malica@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I just use Lemmy, fuck the technocrats

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Where mediocrity is an aspirational goal

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• red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Your friend sounds like an snobbish ass. Just because something is offline doesn’t mean it’s not mediocre. There are many, many valid criticisms of social media. But when your friend mentions something they enjoy you don’t seem very nice when you tell them that what they enjoy sucks. Don’t yuck someone else’s yum.

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  • Seimhe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We’re friends, though. We’re honest with each other. I want to know his perspective even when we diverge.

    So if I love pizza and he hates it, I don’t want my friend to tell me with a coat hanger smile that he likes pizza too. I want to know how much he hates it with all the adjectives he can muster.

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  • gndagreborn@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t think that was at all the point the friend was making

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  • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This kind of inability to accept others’ point of view is why I don’t connect with people much anymore.

    When I was younger I had lots of friends who had differing opinions and we had the openness to say “that’s fucking stupid” with each other, explain why and still remain friends.

    These days you can slip up just once with a minor non-conforming opinion and people become completely unhinged. And I simply can’t take only talking about surface level topics anymore.

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