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.

  • june@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Wait…. Thats not how people use YouTube? I browse almost exclusively from my subscriptions page.

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      1 year ago

      Same, the front page is a scary place and god help your soul if you click on trending

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        1 year ago

        Really? For me the front page hits almost spot on on what I want to watch. Weird. I use subscriptions tab first and then when im done with it I move to feed to watch new stuff I might not know and almost all of them are interesting.

        • kopper [they/them]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          1 year ago

          i have a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory that youtube intentionally shittifies the frontpage if you disable your watch history as an attempt to make you turn it back on.