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Re:Vice website is shutting down by xxs on Friday February 23, 2024 @03:51AM (#39478392)
the best part is to block all of that short jazz with a firefox extension (also don't use youtube logged in)

> is surprisingly fine (AvE, Tavarish, Rainman Ray, etc), a

Where would you place "This Old Tony" in that regard?

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Re:Vice website is shutting down by dajtxx on Friday February 23, 2024 @05:19AM (#39478957)
I’m not sure where TOT sits. He’s not particularly ‘how to do it’ like mrpete222 or maybe Presso, but he’s not trivial dumb stuff either. He’s entertaining and I think YT would be worse without him.
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Re:Vice website is shutting down by GuB-42 on Friday February 23, 2024 @06:49AM (#39479455)
> also don't use youtube logged in

I find YouTube to be a much better experience when logged in. There is targeting in both cases, but it tends to be better aligned with what I want when I am logged in.

And I second the extension, I use "Youtube-shorts block" which also exists for Chrome. On the topic of YouTube specific extensions, I also recommend SponsorBlock.

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Re:Vice website is shutting down by fjfkjfdljkfd on Friday February 23, 2024 @07:42AM (#39479831)
At least for me, I find Youtube too addictive if it offers me an endless list of vidoes tailored to me. The repulsiveness of the default suggestions means I'm not immediately sucked in.
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