I picked up this tip in a TikTok comment section- if you like to watch ambient videos of fake coffee shops or rain on a window, play it on a YouTube kids account for no ads. I made an account under my dog’s name- Obvi.
Apr 4, 2025
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A friend of mine reminded me of how intrusive and satanic the constant ads on YouTube are these days, and, yeah, he was right. Eliminating the need to watch double ads has made being on the app more enjoyable almost INSTANTLY--especially since I'm on the site all damn day. I guess it comes with YouTube music and stuff as well, but it's really the ad-less experience that makes it worth it.
Jul 14, 2022
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couldnt log into my youtube account for a few weeks and i gotta say it felt very good to have to search for things and not have youtube recommend video after video.
The algorythm just has gotten too good at getting me to click and learn about stuff thats interesting but probably not that relevant to me. By using youtube without an account, you still get similar videos to the ones youre watching, but thats it. and thats more than enough honestly.
yeah… give it a try ;-)
Jul 25, 2024
instead of installing the youtube app, make a shortcut on your phone that opens youtube in a new tab on your browser
why? because there aren't ads!! (if your browser has adblocker, that is...)
HOWEVER there's one feature i like in the youtube app that i like that's missing from browser: tapping fullscreen automatically rotates the video, ignoring "portrait orientation lock". To make a video truly fullscreen in browser, you have to manually swipe down and unlock it, and then re-lock it after you're done.
My solution to this (and a bonus rec!!) is to set back tap to lock rotation (settings > accessibility > touch > back tap). Now you open a video, make it full screen, tap the back of your phone 3 times and woah it flips to fullscreen. No fumbling around with 'control center'. People are impressed. Tap 3 times again when you're done and it flips back to normal. swag
Mar 13, 2025
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I made a channel in my Discord friends group for asking for help. I wanted someone to help dye my roots and when she’s over, I’m lending her a ratchet strap to move a shelf. Another friend asked for help bleaching her hair and I’ll help her out.
And this is all just after one day!
Defeat capitalism by helping your friends.
Apr 4, 2025
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It really is so delicious. It’s probably my favorite coke ever.
Apr 8, 2025
My bf and I were in the theater with like 5 other people and we were laughing so hard. Just absolutely HOOTIN AND HOLLERING. jfc it was so funny. Totally was lost on all the other people there but that movie was gold.
Apr 10, 2025