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I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn't do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people act like it doesn't exist? I think it's super convenient, especially if you're subscribed to a ton of channels and don't want your notifications feed flooded with new videos.

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[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I don't subscribe to anything. I search what i want to see, sometimes dabble a bit with the recommended feed until i search for the next thing.

[–] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

Maybe unrelated but what I do when I find a good channel: I click their name, go to their videos tab and look if there's other good stuff. Often videos a bit older have very few views while the newer one has loads, which makes me think nobody ever clicks through all this.

But I also don't log in to Youtube. I had a separate Youtube account until they forced me to use a Google account. I can always delete my YouTube cookies when the recommendations get to shitty.

[–] vd1n@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

It's because the hot the button every time the channel asks them, constantly toggling it off an on.

[–] Xathonn@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Honestly I rarely do. I almost exclusively use the for you page and click what I want to watch

[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Well I’ll be damned!

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

I literally don't visit YouTube until I get a notification from someone I follow, and even then I close most notifications without looking at the video

[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I use it sparingly. All the subscriptions/bells/whatever generate too much spam from the channels.

[–] buxtonwater@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I use it exclusively with no issues. I do find it weird that no one else seems to use it much and relies on notifications so much.

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes. I mean no, ehm, I mean "yes, I use the subscription feed".

Pro tip: subscribe to @DinksterDaily to keep it organized. Thank me later.

[–] kadu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

When the home page defaulted to the recommended view rather than subscriptions, many years ago, I simply saved the URL for the subscription feed as a favorite and that's it. I never had issues, all videos from all my subscriptions show up.

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I use it to catch up on the latest vids from account im following. Occasionally I’ll also browse the algorithm feed as well.

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I didn't even know that "the bell" was a thing, until just now. I use my Subscriptions feed almost exclusively.

[–] macintosh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I watch YouTube way too much to ever be satisfied by any form of subscription feed. On places like Twitter all I want is the feed of people I follow, but not so much on video platforms.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
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