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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    1 year ago

    I had no idea people didn’t use the subscription fees. It’s the only way I engage with YouTube

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      1 year ago

      Have an extension just to automatically redirect to my subscription page the moment i type in the youtube homepage. I haven’t seen the youtube front page in almost a decade and it is so worth it.

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      1 year ago

      If you block enough channels the default suggestions aren’t bad at all. I found a few channels I wouldn’t have known about that way.

      That said, I spend about a minute looking at the suggestions and then dip to my subscriptions page.

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      1 year ago

      My interaction with YouTube is pretty much the search bar at the top. I generally only go to YouTube when there is something specific that I want to watch/listen to: a specific song or video, etc. So there’s little reason for me to subscribe to anything.