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Re:YouTube views down for channels with more than 10M subscr... by r3bl on Friday December 23, 2016 @04:59PM (#13247433)
Well, it's not really something I consider as my primary activity, but I do like to spend an hour or two on it every second day.

It's a simple way to learn something new without the need of getting too involved with the material.

(For example, Geography Now! [0]has taught me a lot of things about other countries that I would never know about and it only requires like 15 minutes of my effort once per week.)

I consider it a nice way to lose some time when I'm not trying to focus on something.

On the other hand, I haven't watched a movie in months.

Unfortunately, YouTube's recommendations really don't do a lot in helping me discovering new things. I find myself putting in a lot more effort in finding what I would actually enjoy than I would have hoped to have with everything Google knows about me.

0 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmPgObSUPw1HL2lq6H4ffA

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Re:YouTube views down for channels with more than 10M subscr... by cdubzzz on Saturday December 24, 2016 @08:33AM (#13249702)
> On the other hand, I haven't watched a movie in months.

While reading many of the comments on this thread I had trouble comprehending how anyone could spend so much time watching videos on YouTube. This aside made me realize that I probably spend five or six hours per week watching movies/tv shows. Pretty much the same thing.

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