I’m done using YouTube. I officially will no longer use their services. Google is dead to me also after seeing their blatant search manipulation I will never use them again.
There used to be hundreds of different search engines, all giving different results with different algorithms. Now? Everything just front ends the same one. There are a couple out there, like Bing, but for the most part even they follow the same rules.
Well, I use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine on my phone, iPads and MacBook. Works fine. As for YouTube, I spend a lot of time on there watching people like Pool, car repair videos and music production videos (yes, I am a musician and artist, and would be considered an odd duck since I'm a Trump supporter), but I run adblocker and NEVER see ads, which is how they survive. I was spending upwards of $500/mo for Google services such as AdWords and YouTube TV but stopped that nonsense during the summer. I have a real problem with my money going into the pockets of people who want to destroy my livelihood. I also haven't set foot in a Target or Guitar Center since April because of their BLM woke garbage. The only thing I'm hooked on is Amazon since they've made it too easy to buy a bunch of crap at once and it's here tomorrow. I really need to wean myself away from Amazon.
If it wasn't so God damn convenient, I wouldn't use it. But when you need that abstract thing for a certain project you're doing and you can't seem to find it at your local stores, Amazon ends up saving the day with free next day shipping with prime.
Only thing I hate, is that they've banned me from reviewing products, and I don't know why. I've emailed them a million times and it never goes anywhere.
I think it's just laziness on my part. I can get things like auto parts from alternatives like Summit among other places. Same with musical instruments - buy from Sweetwater or ProAudioStar or somewhere else from now on. I think I'd rather support a smaller business than the lumbering commie behemoth called Amazon. I'm just over all these giant tech companies right now, they're overtly communists. Also, I traded out Google Chrome for Safari. Was easy to import all my passwords and bookmarks. I represent around $6k/yr to Google in direct payments and that's gone now.
I’m done using YouTube. I officially will no longer use their services. Google is dead to me also after seeing their blatant search manipulation I will never use them again.
There used to be hundreds of different search engines, all giving different results with different algorithms. Now? Everything just front ends the same one. There are a couple out there, like Bing, but for the most part even they follow the same rules.
Captcha is, also, owned by Google. They're everywhere.
Well, I use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine on my phone, iPads and MacBook. Works fine. As for YouTube, I spend a lot of time on there watching people like Pool, car repair videos and music production videos (yes, I am a musician and artist, and would be considered an odd duck since I'm a Trump supporter), but I run adblocker and NEVER see ads, which is how they survive. I was spending upwards of $500/mo for Google services such as AdWords and YouTube TV but stopped that nonsense during the summer. I have a real problem with my money going into the pockets of people who want to destroy my livelihood. I also haven't set foot in a Target or Guitar Center since April because of their BLM woke garbage. The only thing I'm hooked on is Amazon since they've made it too easy to buy a bunch of crap at once and it's here tomorrow. I really need to wean myself away from Amazon.
Agree on Amazon.
If it wasn't so God damn convenient, I wouldn't use it. But when you need that abstract thing for a certain project you're doing and you can't seem to find it at your local stores, Amazon ends up saving the day with free next day shipping with prime.
Only thing I hate, is that they've banned me from reviewing products, and I don't know why. I've emailed them a million times and it never goes anywhere.
Wait a little longer and use ebay?
I think it's just laziness on my part. I can get things like auto parts from alternatives like Summit among other places. Same with musical instruments - buy from Sweetwater or ProAudioStar or somewhere else from now on. I think I'd rather support a smaller business than the lumbering commie behemoth called Amazon. I'm just over all these giant tech companies right now, they're overtly communists. Also, I traded out Google Chrome for Safari. Was easy to import all my passwords and bookmarks. I represent around $6k/yr to Google in direct payments and that's gone now.
Brave browser will do the same. No app required.