What do you do to combat over-consumption of your time by cheap entertainment?

I have an idea.

I pay YouTube $100 a month for the ADHD Plan. In exchange, they bill me $5 for each video I watch.

The way I see it, free is a disservice (like a disease). And any cure is worth some money.

>>105802860 (OP)
get out of your mom basement loser

>>105802860 (OP)
After binge-watching everything I could find even remotely interesting for years, I think I'm finally getting over my YouTube addiction. I'll still have it on in the background while doing stuff and have some tech stuff bookmarked, but I no longer feel as brain rotted. Maybe I pushed on through to the other side...

>>105802860 (OP)
>I pay YouTube $100 a month for the ADHD Plan. In exchange, they bill me $5 for each video I watch.
You plan to pay youtube money, still get spied on and then when you use the service you're paying for you want to pay even more? Anon, just friend some friends and hobbies...

YouTube videos are getting so long that I’ve resorted to watching the longer ones and the less interesting ones at 2x speed. I just want to go back to how things used to be.

>>105802860 (OP)
>What do you do to combat over-consumption of your time by cheap entertainment?
I just... stop using it? Crazy I know. Fix your dopamine.

>>105802883
youtube came preinstalled on my phone. Every update, it's back homey

>>105802860 (OP)
Overindulging distractions is a symptom of your inability to be present. You seek an escape from the discomfort of your present moment. Find comfort in your immediate physical space and entertainment loses its appeal. Similarly though less effective, you can learn to tolerate the discomfort.

>>105802897
I've been listening to everything at 2x (or close to it) for years.

>>105802897
>>105802926
I once had a plugin that could get you past 2x. It helped me realize that I really didn't like someone content as I watch it at 5x and tried to go faster than that.

>>105802860 (OP)
I've joined the fight against overconsumption of cheap entertainment on the side of the cheap entertainment. I spend all day doing my best to avoid having to think. My screentime and my awake-time are practically the same thing. At my main PC, I have four monitors constantly providing stimulation, as well as places to put my phone and my tablets if need be. I play easy, repetitive games as well as predatory gachas on mobile, I watch videos and anime nearly all day and mindlessly scroll through content at the same time, focusing on nothing. I can't remember any of the content I have consumed yesterday, and I'm going to do exactly the same thing tomorrow. I am the future.

>>105802897
>>105802926
>2x speed
Mental illness. You two need to spend a couple of years at a Zen monastery or your minds will soon be complete mush.

I stop? Why are you this pathetic. Dude just fucking walk away you worthless sack of shit.

>>105802896
>just friend some friends
Friends cost too much money

>>105802898
I don't have autism, you can't relate.

>>105803214
how much is too much?

>>105803285
My friends normally save me money

>>105802860 (OP)
I don't think youtube addiction is even possible for me, the dogshit quality of 99% of the content is enough to make me dread visiting the site.

>>105802860 (OP)
Lmao. That's so screwed man. My issue got worse the moment I discovered AI channels that recap long running animeme shows. Now I can't watch a normal episode anymore. I am now looking for similar channels that do the same thing to long form videos.

>>105802860 (OP)
they will start rolling anti adblock soon.
You don't need to do anything
>inb4 I don't use adblock
You don't deserve any help

>>105802885
i did this for youtube and movies and series, i used to have like 80TB worth of stuff downloaded, took me years to watch it all despite deleting shit very liberally

now i just sit around playing guitar for 8 hours+ a day so eh
what did i win? nothing really, except using lots of my free time on an instrument instead of hollyslop/tubeslop

>>105803603
I recently got an ad for a homeopathic alternative to a non-narcotic pain medicine. It was a guy talking. It looked pretty good, but it was ai. This stuff is fooling boomers way too easily, it's got me worried. I mean, you should at least know what's happening.

Every time they give villagers starlink the guys just get hooked on pornography.

>>105803627
ads literally help me not watch too many videos. I need more ads.

>>105803627
>Install YouTube using ReVanced
>same for YT Music
>no ads, improvements patched in, all premium functions work

You deserve to get cucked by YT if you're unable to complete the APK install with ReVanced.
As for Windows , old AdBlock Plus consistently rolls out new anti-ad algorithms, bypassing the famous "You are using uBlock or AdBlock Plus" block pages.
I think there's ReVanced for Windows 10 too.

>>105803983
are you a rich neet?

>>105802920
The most shocking people are those heroin addicts who have used in the same miserable room for years but then just embrace freedom and enjoy their miserable room and life but not as addicts anymore.

>>105804305
i got in early on bitcoin yeah

Try drinking alone o algo

>>105804225
The goal is to watch LESS youtube, not MORE.

>>105804514
I just use it to listen to my favorite tunes. I don't watch shorts nor do I follow or watch any streamers/YouTubers.
It's comfy to have tunes playing in the background while I do my thing.

There's an extension which lets you block the recommendations section
Subscribe to your favorite channels, only watch the new videos they post
Perfect middle ground

>>105804536
I would, but yt music / yt kids / yt regular / yt age restricted, they all clash in crazy ways. maybe I should just cope, or rip.

>>105802965
Try to go out for a walk at 2-3 am, if its not infested by niggers.

>>105804640
to clarify, you may say, "why are you watching yt kids" - well, a lot of content creators are retarded and check that box. I found a bunch of Spanish education videos that are introductory, but they're not really geared toward kids so far as I can tell. But, the creator decided it was wise to enable yt kids. and if they do, you can't comment iirc, so you can't be like "yo, re-up on regular yt"

>>105804644
but it's illegal to masturbate in public.

>>105802860 (OP)
My attention deficit doesn't allow me to read this thread, but I will leave the tab open in the hope of coming back to it later, as I do have a severe YouTube addition.

I mean, it's very sad. They are drinking & sleeping around "Christians" - at least many of them. Not all perhaps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRfynK0vbfg

>>105805067
meant for another post, about a news story.

>>105802883
I mostly watch educational videos on YouTube, it’s like my library. Are they making the videos longer so that I give up and that way they can keep me dumb or something?

>>105802965
I can relate to most of that. I try to put in a bit of work on my projects though, even if I have videos or audio constantly in the background.

>>105807548
It's profitable to make long videos, apparently. But I don't feel incentivized to click on them unless they're on a topic I'm very interested in. Which is probably for the best. I'm easier tempted by slop if it's 5 minutes long than if it's 2 hours.

>>105808107
I think that they should make an exception for educational content. Maybe their videos shouldn’t have to be as long and should be just as profitable.

>>105802860 (OP)
have you considered not browsing youtube? block the site or whatever. and if you're not strong mentally to do that, just destroy the computer. just touch grass bro

>>105808773
yt is linked everywhere tho. so it will pull.

>>105809024
what do you mean. youtube in real life or what

>>105802860 (OP)
The key to getting over any sort of social media addiction is to realize that 99% of content on the internet nowadays is worthless to consume. Much of it does a good job into tricking you into thinking that it's valuable because it may seem educational or keeping you informed with current events, while other content relies on hype or FOMO to get you to watch it, but how much of what you're watching actually gives any applicable information to your real life?

>>105809076
pretty much
the majority of slop is modern day infomercials. how they managed to trick people into watching all day what is basically QVC channels. it's crazy.
on top of the content itself being thinly veiled shill. the "content creator" gets to insert their own ad reads.
on top of that for 99% of the population who don't block ads they are getting the youtube ad inserts too

>>105802885
I had a similar drought as well, thought it might finally be over, and then it just pulls you back in with a new fixation on a random topic
>>105809076
100% true but it's also true that we won't spend every waking minute being productive as a human that's just not how we function. But social media is so far off the other extreme end that even when I'm playing a video game it feels more fulfilling than the latest internet slop
>>105807548
>educational videos
That's another trap desu. A while I was watching hours of educational videos on studying or life advice and whatever and that's just another form of procrastination
. It's not enough for YouTube to show you a video of how to fix a pair of jeans, you will now get hours of the top sewing techiques and the latest drama in the sewing community while being nudged into buying expensive sewing gear that everyone recommends.
A video is not just a video, it can't be viewed in isolation, it's always part of the greater ecosystem.

I tried to quit cold turkey many times, never worked out. I've been getting better at it, but very slowly. It's also very easy to just shift your screentime onto the next internet slop swamp once you got out of the previous one

>>105809160
The length of the video teaching you to fix a pair of jeans is 21:48m because they want you to buy a new pair instead of fixing your own.

>>105809160
Just use sponsorblock

>>105809160
mass quoting is a sign of fried dopamine reward system, how could you be a quality poster then you just crave (you)s

>>105810692
NTA, but let's not misuse terms. Mass quoting usually refers to the assholes replying something dumb to the entire thread, not individually replying to three posts in the same post.

>>105811940
Well I was using the term properly an asshole wrote something dumb to a bunch of people, solely to get (you)s.
You never see mass quoting outside of trolls, assholes, retarded posts.

>>105802860 (OP)

thats like twenty tico-tico monthly plans it is allready available

>>105802860 (OP)
That's a man.

>>105802860 (OP)

yes but do not buy she will eat the cake and turn to hideous bad tempered pig

>>105809067
like on webpages

>>105809076
>realize
Yeah, same with like masturbation and stuff, but the truth (it's stupid) doesn't help much.

I agree with the real life rule.

Somehow some videos pull you in because they sauce up the usefulness. "1 camping gadget every SERIOUS through hiker must have (shh)"

well I'm SERIOUS (never through hiked). I'm not unserious!

>>105809108
>modern day infomercials
extremely true. A great measure of a video is "are they selling just t-shirts, or is this an affiliate link clickb8 trap?" You show qvc. How apt, it's styled to look like a morning show, for old people who trust tv and the format. But for my gen, I tend to trust honest-talking bros. And gen z is into the cute short videos like "science can't explain how this is possible" ...

>>105812677
gemini slop reporting on slop:
Top Products Pushed by Twitch Streamers in 2024:
Energy Drinks: MontanaBlack's "Gönrgy" brand, launched in 2023, (snip)
Snacks/Beverages:
"HAPPY CHIPS": Twitch streamers Trymacs and Knossi launched their own chip brand, "HAPPY CHIPS", (snip)
Streaming Gear: Streamers routinely showcase and recommend the gear they use. Top-tier streaming equipment frequently mentioned includes: Cameras: Sony A7 III, Canon EOS R6, Panasonic Lumix GH5. Microphones: Shure SM7B, Audio-Technica AT2020, Rode NT1. (snip)
Personal Care:
Tone: The personal care brand, founded by the Twitch streamer group AMP (including Kai Cenat), launched at Target, (snip)
Video Games: Streamers heavily influence viewership and interest in video games, leading to increased exposure and popularity. Some notable examples from 2024 include:
Grand Theft Auto V: Maintaining its status as a top game on Twitch, Cybernews reports it garnered almost 1.5 billion hours watched.
Valorant: Another game with significant viewership, racking up over 260 million hours watched.
Elden Ring: Experienced a (snip)
Other Collaborations:
Ibai x Pepsi: Ibai Llanos partnered with Pepsi Max to promote the brand through branded streams and tournaments.
G FUEL: The energy drink company collaborated with top influencers and FaZe Clan members for promotions at TwitchCon 2024.
New Balance x Aimé Leon Dore: While not a direct streamer-brand collaboration (snip)

It's all products.

>>105802885
>I still engage in my addiction, but I totally have control over it
you're not getting over shit

>>105812927
Right, it's a form of glutton.