I don't much care about music videos per se, but it's often the easiest way to hear new (to me) music. YouTube has become this generation's jukebox. Plug in a song title and artist and even if there's not an official video you'll find a lyric or a fan made something and you're done.
I mean, I have Spotify at home, but that's so loagy as to be untenable and I'm not a fan of other streaming services, so there I go.
YouTube's corporate overlords are Google, they're evidently intent on monetizing their purchase price for the division, and they've been taking extortion lessons from Amazon, by the look of things.
I like watching music videos at the gym, so I might use it there and watch the data usage carefully. Oh, wait, my gym is a goddamn Faraday cage. Nevermind.
When MTV was new and played music videos, we used to turn it on during our parties -- eat, drink, get high, dance, talk over it, every once in a while, "Look at that one! Have you seen that one?" It was a great. Why not stream YouTube music videos on your TV, put together playlists for special occasions? Not everything has to be viewed on a tiny screen, in private. That said, YouTube's censorship will be great for their competitors.
Information Superhighway Robbery, and nothing more.
Why take this open platform and change the rules so as to diminish it? Fucking profiteers. It's not like Google isn't super-fucking-rich already. I mean, have you read about the Loon project? Christ.
I'd venture to say that I watch at least an hour of music videos a day on average. But I keeps it punk, with the occasional Whitney Houston or John Mellencamp video from time to time when I feel like a throwback, so I don't know if my YouTube habits will be affected much.
YouTube has a great thing going for them. They should be careful to not fuck it up and go the way of Myspace.
I mean, I have Spotify at home, but that's so loagy as to be untenable and I'm not a fan of other streaming services, so there I go.
Come to think of it, having some content get removed might end up being a good thing!
Why take this open platform and change the rules so as to diminish it? Fucking profiteers. It's not like Google isn't super-fucking-rich already. I mean, have you read about the Loon project? Christ.
no login. no subscription. turn it on. set it to play. listen to music in the background while you do whatever. . .
YouTube has a great thing going for them. They should be careful to not fuck it up and go the way of Myspace.