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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Imagine being me and paying for premium and using ublock + revanced.

At the end of the day, I think I get 10 dollars in value a month, and I know hosting data isn't free.

Edit: Right after I submitted I read the comment before me. Sorry about saying the exact same thing again 😅

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I wouldn't ever give Google a single penny. Instead, I pay for Nebula, allowing me to watch high quality videos and documentaries while supporting indie creators. And it's just $5/month.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I will probably put my money where my mouth is, and get a nebula subscription

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's definitely worth it. And it's better to help independent creators instead of giving money to Google or other shady big tech companies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Well, I ended up doing it for a year. I'll see if I end up using it or not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not enough content on Nebula. I subscribed because of a couple YouRubers I follow, but there’s just not much there (at least that I watch).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

These are some Nebula creators I like

  • TLDR News (and their other channels)
  • NileRed
  • PolyMatter
  • ColdFusion
  • TechAltar
  • Ali Abdaal
  • Thomas Frank
  • Wendover Productions
  • RealLifeLore
  • Climate Town
  • Half as Interesting
  • Real Engineering
  • BobbyBroccoli
  • EposVox
  • Not Just Bikes

I still occasionally use YouTube, but much less than before. I also enjoy Odysee and PeerTube. Grayjay is an amazing Android app to manage all these streaming platforms in one central place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the list! I actually got nebula because of RealLifeLore and Wendover. I’ve since subscribed to TLDR News and Real Engineering so I’ll have to give the other creators on your list a view.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I can give you some video recommendations for each channel I listed if you want to

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Just checked out Half as Interesting and realized it’s the same guy as Wendover. Recognized the voice immediately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I’m interested. It’s a real shame they just paywall the entire app and don’t give you a chance to explore what’s there a little.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Thank you for being this way.

I think platform greed is awful, but I think consumer greed is something that largely goes unacknowledged.

Even though I've been 'over' the genre for more than a decade, I still buy Japanese shmups when they appear on Steam - at one time they could only be found on obscure JP Warez sites, forget legally here. I do it out of a sense of something owed for past joy, and never play the Steam ver.

I'm also hypocritical to a degree. I can only afford to support so much and I don't pay for everything, just what I would have paid for anyways. Perhaps there is some self-satisfying logic built in there lol