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germtm_ ,

me using SponsorBlock: what ad?

cRazi_man ,

I have no idea what I’ve missed… Till I go to someone’s house and watch raw YouTube and it’s unbearable.

sparkle ,

REAL

AnxiousDuck ,

TIL about SponsorBlock and DeArrow, just wow!

This line from the website made my day: There are currently 452.934 users who have submitted 17.125.673 skip segments, which have saved a total of 4185 years and 4.84 days of people’s lives.

Baguette ,

I forgot that periods are used in some places instead of commas for thousands and was wondering how you could get 0.934 of a person

For some reason though its written as 4.84 instead which I thought should be written as 4,84?

dubyakay ,

Sound about right.

ILikeBoobies ,

Go Canadian, use spaces 452 934

Baku ,

Are spaces used in place of commas in regular casual conversations, too? In Australia, I’ve only ever seen them used in really formal documents like financial reports, never really anywhere else

ILikeBoobies ,

Using commas looks weird here. You never really see anything other than spaces unless it’s foreign

psud ,

I was taught to use spaces for thousands in Canberra

the_beber ,

And what do I do with all of that time? Watch more YouTube videos, of course.

x4740N ,

What is dearrow ?

AnxiousDuck ,

https://dearrow.ajay.app/ is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait.

x4740N ,

Oh cool it’s made by the same person that made sponserblock

x4740N ,

Ditto

psud ,

I like Steve Mould’s ad reads. He does science content and seems to only advertise products and services he uses, so his ads are mostly straight “this is what I like about the product, what makes it different to alternatives, this is why I use it, this is the stuff they told me to say”

He’s one of the few YouTubers I actually believe when he says a product is good

grue ,

I barely watched any of them, but Sampson Boat Co (the people rebuilding Tally Ho) put together some moderately high-effort sponsor segments, with a melodramatic plot and hammy acting and costumes made out of construction materials and such.

bane_killgrind ,

YES

ours ,

Internet Historian’s ads are also hilarious and worth watching.

Tlaloc_Temporal ,

Ironic, considering those ad segments are the only original content…

ours ,

I guess he… dug his own hole on that one.

BruceTwarzen ,

Nope still an ad

chiliedogg ,

Yes. But at the same time I’m actually okay with ads for products that are legitimately good and are relevant to me, so long as I know they’re an advertisement.

Products need marketing. It’s reality. I’d rather get my marketing in the form of a recommendation or review from a trusted source than a random video shoved down my throat.

A easy example of a good source for me is MKBHD. He gets free stuff and sponsorships, but is selective regarding what he’ll accept sponsorships from, is very clear when a segment is sponsored, and will absolutely say a product is bad or overpriced even if he got it for free.

undefinedValue ,

You’re part of the problem

Promethiel ,
@Promethiel@lemmy.world avatar

What is the problem they’re so pragmatically a part of? And how do you pin both the content creators needing to eat and the reasonable take of that commenter on the poor Marketing executives who care about neither but just want–actually what do they (end goal of marketing, literally, semantically) want, in your eyes while you’re at it? It is their (the marketing execs) side I take it you’re on, since the commenter you replied to is part of the problem and the creators do “an ad is an ad” things?

Challenge; remember capitalism exists in the world as it must as the beginning of your answer (but if you can make it vanish and it all works out by the end of the answer, that’s cool too as lots of us are looking for that one).

How is that other commenter part of the problem, actually part of the problem suspect?

mindbleach ,

Exploiting trust is worse. That parasocial z-list celebrity isn’t recommending something - they were paid to read corporate propaganda.

The most painful version of this is Lindsey Ellis’s video on “Manufacturing Authenticity.” It ends with a deep sigh and an ad read. The brand knew she was doing a video about how brands pay the popular kids to shill their whatever, and they did not care, because all that matters is getting a known face to say the words.

mindbleach ,

Advertising shits in your brain.

Terrapinjoe ,

Map Men’s ads are honestly worth watching

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit ,

“I’d like a subscription to Skillshare (Skillshare!), a subscription to Skillshare is what I need…”

ChaoticNeutralCzech , (edited )

When I say “Skillsh”, you say “Air”!

Skillsh!

Morphior ,

Air!

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

Skillsh!

Morphior ,

Air!

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

Skillsh!

Morphior ,

Air!

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

⠀

Mac ,

I do appreciate when they put actual effot in but with Sponsorblock i rarely see them. This meme still applies for when they get passed sponsorblock though lol

Sterile_Technique ,
@Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world avatar

Sponsorblock

How have I never heard of this?! I just installed it, trialled it on a YouTube video, and it’s instantly one of my favorites.

Thank you!!

For anyone in a similar boat:

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/…/sponsorblock/

HollowNaught ,
@HollowNaught@lemmy.world avatar

After Ublock, its easily my favourite addon

Classy ,

We will dive into the history of this franchise, but fir—
The franchise began in 1967, when…

Me:

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/347b3169-905b-470a-8e9e-592cf31dfee1.gif

wdx ,

On that note… Also take a look at DeArrow

dearrow.ajay.app

Same dev as SponsorBlock, same concept, just for YT Titles and thumbnails.

Users can submit titles that better describe the contents and pick a neutral thumbnail.

ILikeBoobies ,

Also request a demo if you don’t want to pay, it will get approved

Mac ,

i also have DeArrow and it’s such a subtle change that you don’t even realize until you’re browsing the Tube on another device. Hoooly shit. i could feel the pressure from all the clickbait.

Baku ,

Don’t forget to upvote good segments and downvote bad ones. Segments that are downvoted enough get hidden or removed. That’s a pretty big part of how they prevent malicious people (possibly with outside instances) from trying to sabotage the network

NautiNolana ,

I don’t mind these when they’re done right!!

lost_faith ,

“Hi, I’m the Adstronaght…”

I like him because his ads are funny (like his skits) AND after his skits so you don’t have to watch.

AyuTsukasa ,

For me it’s calebcity

TylerDurdenJunior ,

SomeMoreNews often gets me

LaserTurboShark69 ,

Watching Cody chug a bottle of that green shit is often the highlight of the video

AuntieFreeze ,

Love seeing on the timeline where right after the ad is the ‘most played’

Draegur ,

MapMen. I still rewatch some of their ad skits just because they were catchy and fun.

perishthethought ,

Personally, nope. I’m still annoyed. But yes, thanks for trying to make the ads amusing or whatever, YTers.

INHALE_VEGETABLES ,

Imagine being soy for adverts.

FIST_FILLET ,

this is Drew Gooden and The Yard for me. i have whitelisted them on sponsorblock because their ad reads are so fucking funny. also obligatory shoutout to Internet Comment Etiquette

Slovene ,

Ordinary Sausage occasionally makes the ads amusing.

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