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YouTube says goodbye to decade-old video player UI, but users hate the new design
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You're not wrong. But it won't happen because of this change, and it's not going to happen tomorrow. So, as of now, they're just complaining. I say 'they', because I left yt when they started video ads. I didn't mind the banners, but the unskippable video disruptions were what broke my camel's back (some of the early ones, if you recall, controlled your volume levels and turned themselves up). You're right, eventually, everyone will hit a breaking point, but if the 60-120s unskippable video ads weren't that point, this simple UI change won't be that for the vast majority of users.
Oh, I just block those.
And while that's possible for now, it won't be for much longer, based on the A/B testing yt has been doing. We're giving them too much power and relying on tools to bypass the stuff we don't like, but those tools have their days numbered, regrettably.
The day I can't avoid advertisements is the day I drop the service. You want my money? Provide a product that isn't trying to wring me and my data dry.
Video is expensive to host, I get that. I'd happily give a few bucks a month (which is way more than my ad views would be worth) but their asking price is laughable.
Using the tools is fine IMO because the moment those tools stop working, people will move their time to Twitch/Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok/etc. 60-120 second ads will push away all, except for iPad toddlers.
Makes me wonder if Google knows this, and is deliberately adding these ridiculous ads, but not patching those tools, so they can keep their user metrics up while pushing the uninformed/indifferent into YouTube Premium subscriptions...
Gonna have to pay tbh. But once I am paying, I would rather not pay Sundar the creep.
But we ain't got a viable YouTube alternatives as of now