Searching on YouTube has become such a chore

Word exclusions, video sorting, relevant searches... Everything has turned to shit on that website.

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16 Comments

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 36 pts · 72d (3 replies)

the only winning move is not to play

huppakee@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 72d (2 replies)

⬆️ The more we do that, the more creators will move to other platforms, this is truly the winning move.

StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 72d (1 reply)

What other platforms? From what I've heard there isn't any other viable, quality platform. YouTube effectively a monopoly

huppakee@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 72d

There is no competitor, not on the same scale. There are however initiatives that matter. Platforms created by YouTube creators unhappy with YouTube policy like https://nebula.tv/ and https://www.2ndtry.tv/ ; open-source non-profit developers created PeerTube for example https://peertube.tv/ ; there are competitors in live streaming like Twitch, competitors in professional video hosting like Vimeo. Obviously that is not a one-stop shop like YouTube and a lot of those competors operate under the same laws; but the more traffic those platforms get, the more likely a creator is to (also) post there.

JigglySackles@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 72d

I've been saying for years that query syntax in big name searches doesn't work or only works sometimes. It's awful and super useless.

NONE_dc@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 72d

A couple of days ago, I had to look outside of YouTube for song mixes from before 2022 so I wouldn't end up with that AI-gen crap that's flooding that web right now.

tal@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 72d (2 replies)

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ayoutube.com+dt+770+pro+x+-le+-%22limited+edition%22&udm=7

Working keyword exclusion.

EDIT: Also, I have owned multiple DT 770 Pros and they're my favorite non-ANC headphones that I've used over the years, if you're thinking about them.

Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 72d (1 reply)

I second that. I've had 990s for a long time and recently switched to the 770 pro X, great headphonss

blight@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 72d

Thanks guys! I ended up ordering them. :)

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 70d

Use your favorite search engine?

DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 69d

I reamember hearing youtube/google made searches worse so you have to watch twice the ads. Idk if its true but sure looks like it

OwOarchist@pawb.social · -1 pts · 72d (4 replies)

Everything has turned to shit on that website

So you're still using it because...?

nogooduser@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 72d (1 reply)

It has a lot of content that isn’t available anywhere else. Sometimes the best option is still shit.

ameen272@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 40d

Psst, invidious is a better YouTube frontend, try it. Still, it uses YouTube, and that's bad in my opinion.

eezeebee@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 72d (1 reply)

So you're still using it because...?

Mwa@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 71d

That image is dark ngl.
Even if it's just a anime.