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.

  • @[email protected]
    2•1 year ago

    I use Feedbin. It can be self hosted or paid for at $5 month. It runs embeds for sites that aren’t RSS friendly. For YouTube, I prefer to run unlock origin and sponsorblock as Firefox extensions.

    It’s completely changed how I use the internet, having everything in one place.

    • whatever
      1•1 year ago

      Thanks, if my nextcloud solution isn’t working well I will check out Feedbin.

      Everything in one place, controled by me, no algorithm, that sounds perfect!