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Not defending Google, but how many employees do they have? Did they all get raises this year? I bet license deals from the music industry probably went up too. (No proof but assuming)

But I agree 100%, they are without a doubt no longer following "don't be evil". But it's disingenuous to believe they're annual costs are not increasing along with literally everything else.

Speaking for everyone?

I pay because I use yt music and my PRIMARY tv watching is YT, and I use one or the other all day long.

YT has no ads, and I can skip with the press of a button most creator ads so it's kinda nice and easy. (Yes I know what sponsor block is and it's installed on Firefox so one less button press on my pc)

Do I pay YouTube FOR the creators? Nope I pay so I can sign in / watch yt or listen to my music anywhere without jumping through hoops.

I also have / sometimes use grayjay on my phone (and I paid futo for it to support it) I have smart tube next on my Nvidia shield too. My wife/son use it mostly.

I sync yt music to my Garmin watch for running, I run about 20 miles a week so add that to feature I'm paying for.

I downloaded a handful of videos before flying to CA earlier this week, but the flights had WiFi so that didn't really give me anything special ;)

Can I do all this without paying, sure, but I don't mind paying for stuff I get value from.

Am I happy about $4/mo increase? Absolutely not, but it's not gonna break me either. $4/30 is .13c a day.

And she never released all those files she had on her desk

If you do you'll be supporting Ticketmaster more than Bruce because.... 'Merica

Hah, whoops.... I blame my phone

Australia is big, but Sydney, when I was there a million years ago had very good public transportation with a single card that got you access to buses, ferries etc..

I look forward to the youtube video detailing how to do this :)

I am interested in seeing Project Hail Mary only because I really enjoyed the book, but you know how that goes...

I clicked in to see what video game/program it was from .

This is a real problem... Like I'm afraid to watch certain things knowing full well I want it to be a one and done, but if I click on it LITERALLY EVERY OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DUPLICATE OF THE RANDOM VIDEO for days or until I start interacting with it to stop seeing them.

Like WTAF, I shouldn't have to manage my feed that hard. Maybe if I watch 3 or 5 videos of the same topic or from the same creator you can start recommending them.

But even then, 3-5 watches of a rabbit hole one random Tuesday does not mean I'm suddenly interested in fishing for the rest of my life !

Wow, I never run across that !

Got me beat 2008 bought new (Toyota Tundra) still love it. It was the first new car I ever bought and it has been great. Also been nice not having a payment since 2011!