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I don't use YouTube as a discovery platform. I go search for very specific things, or watch linked videos. I don't subscribe to channels either, if it's something I like I'll go and have a look when I have free time for some videos.

I don't know if this is common use pattern or not, but NewPipe is close to perfect for me.

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Great. But there are way more people like me than like you. Which popularity of youtube and tiktok proves.

Just curious. What do you use as a discovery platform?

I don't particularly want to increase my YouTube time and I don't have a need to find new videos actively, but often some comment for example here in HN suggests a video/channel I do like. Is that what you were asking?

>> what do you use as a discovery platform

> I randomly happen upon them

It answers the question but likely not the answer they were looking for.

Personally I find that YouTube recommends decent content to me based on what I like to watch.

But it’ll recommend garbage to my kids. The problem is that the kids like the garbage.

Beyond that often YouTubers in a certain niche will mention / promote others doing similar stuff.

I do subscribe to premium just to avoid the Prager U and other ads that have no business being targeted at kids in the first place.

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