I supposed the answer theses days is just the latter. I was really deep into youtube at one point, but I realised that the YouTube algorithm regardless of what I did was always trying to rage bate me. I follow a lot of environmentally conscious news and subsequent activism and solutions. And on YouTube, the algorithm was always throwing me climate deniers, flat-earthers or doomsday preppers because permaculture for instance has been invaded a lot by this last subgroup I mentioned. Didn’t matter how much I clicked do not recommend this channel. I started experimenting with it and realised this was a feature in the expeience. So I decided to take a break from youtube, and started feeling a lot less anxious and less on edge in daily conversations. So I just deleted the account.
Not all of the channels and content creators I liked are on Nebula. Not at all. But Nebula and Curiosity stream alongside it as a package is a much ealthier and less deranged place to be for me. But I don’t use them all that much either anymore.
Peertube is interesting for me and a specific subgroup of us that land here on Lemmy, I think we are their very tiny core audience. As fediverse believers I guess. But I doubt that peertube can grow. The model is not profit driven, and therefore people who make their livelihood from youtube will never transition to it.
I just reclaimed my own intention online. I only use non-algorithmic driven platforms. I want to drive my experience and only go where I decide to click and not be “influence bombed” with suggestions. So, no Meta for me either. No reddit anymore either. For the same reasons. That place has been a shit show for a long time now like YouTube. I have a Pixelfed account and a Lemmy account and that’s it. This Lemmy account is recent but is only because Lemmee is shutting down, and that is where I was registered until a couple of days ago. Not even paying for Nebula or any streaming service anymore.
I’m sharing my experience, not trying to convince you of anything. We all have different needs, expectations, and should make our decisions according to our contexts. And YouTube has really incredible people in there. But to me it was too much like trying to find diamonds in a cesspool like situation. But that was me.
But if you’re struggling with some form of anxiety, I really suggest you take a break from it all, even Lemmy. At first you’re gonna feel really bored and restless, but not long after you are gonna feel a lot calmer. It really feels like detoxing.
If you’re fine, then ignore this last bit. And I hope you keep being fine.
I supposed the answer theses days is just the latter. I was really deep into youtube at one point, but I realised that the YouTube algorithm regardless of what I did was always trying to rage bate me. I follow a lot of environmentally conscious news and subsequent activism and solutions. And on YouTube, the algorithm was always throwing me climate deniers, flat-earthers or doomsday preppers because permaculture for instance has been invaded a lot by this last subgroup I mentioned. Didn’t matter how much I clicked do not recommend this channel. I started experimenting with it and realised this was a feature in the expeience. So I decided to take a break from youtube, and started feeling a lot less anxious and less on edge in daily conversations. So I just deleted the account.
Not all of the channels and content creators I liked are on Nebula. Not at all. But Nebula and Curiosity stream alongside it as a package is a much ealthier and less deranged place to be for me. But I don’t use them all that much either anymore.
Peertube is interesting for me and a specific subgroup of us that land here on Lemmy, I think we are their very tiny core audience. As fediverse believers I guess. But I doubt that peertube can grow. The model is not profit driven, and therefore people who make their livelihood from youtube will never transition to it.
I just reclaimed my own intention online. I only use non-algorithmic driven platforms. I want to drive my experience and only go where I decide to click and not be “influence bombed” with suggestions. So, no Meta for me either. No reddit anymore either. For the same reasons. That place has been a shit show for a long time now like YouTube. I have a Pixelfed account and a Lemmy account and that’s it. This Lemmy account is recent but is only because Lemmee is shutting down, and that is where I was registered until a couple of days ago. Not even paying for Nebula or any streaming service anymore.
I’m sharing my experience, not trying to convince you of anything. We all have different needs, expectations, and should make our decisions according to our contexts. And YouTube has really incredible people in there. But to me it was too much like trying to find diamonds in a cesspool like situation. But that was me.
But if you’re struggling with some form of anxiety, I really suggest you take a break from it all, even Lemmy. At first you’re gonna feel really bored and restless, but not long after you are gonna feel a lot calmer. It really feels like detoxing.
If you’re fine, then ignore this last bit. And I hope you keep being fine.
Cheers.