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Hey YouTube can go fuck itself actually

Imma preface this by saying I'm not an expert in any of these things by any means but desperate times call for desperate measures. If you're out of the loop, go search up any of the billion slop videos explaining the AI Age verification bs that YouTube's implementing later this month.

Up to date? Good, now here's the plan; we all just ditch YouTube for a bit.

YouTube operates on a simple numbers game with its users as it's lifeblood. No blood means no numbers, no numbers means little to no money, no money means an upset Youtube, and in this case the goal with an upset Youtube means it'll listen to its consumers for once. It's obviously more complicated than this, but I'm keeping things simple here

We could spend time screaming into the void (or on Twitter) for them to get rid of the AI but action is more likely to yield results.

I know going cold turkey on YouTube sounds hard, which is why I've spent the last 24~ hours cooking up a few work arounds & alternatives.

Using YouTube for Music, why not try:

Using Spotify & other music apps (mainstream freaks live there I think)

Using SoundCloud (fantrack heaven)

Buying from the artist (A lot of game soundtracks can be bought for pretty reasonable prices considering how much you can get out of these)

Cracking open your console/game's Jukebox mode (I know most games with memorable music have one of these, namely Sonic, Nintendo, & some indie games)

Youtube to mp3 converters (most converters are free to use & are pretty fast when it comes to songs. Here's one, give it a try)

Or maybe you're using YouTube for all the content there, in which case, why not:

Catch up on those series, movies, & games you've been putting off for weeks/months/years (I know you got at least one, don't try & say you don't. (Also if you're worried about access, piracy is surprisingly easy with a bit of effort. Haven't paid a dime to watch Infinity Train or Amphibia & I never will))

Follow your favorite long-form-tuber's Twitch (if they have one)

Hop on call & yap to your friends if you're using the content for background noise (don't tell me you don't have friends)

Consider your content addiction & realize maybe a bit of time sober will be good for you (I'm not talking into the mirror, shut up)

"Oh, but think of the Content Creators", I hear you say. Well;

Join their Patreon, kofi, Discord server, follow them elsewhere, whatever, I'm sure they'll understand

Use alt accounts on alt accounts (or go in without one) to bypass the AI detection if you're really desperate (Note, this one is purely hypothetical for now as there's no way to test how effective it'll be until the AI gets implimented)

Download some of their videos ffs! Hi, here's that converter again, it's got an .mp4 option, it can convert videos under 30 minutes just fine

For videos over 30 minutes, I recommend busting out a phone or a friend's phone to help you record straight off the site/app itself. Audio might be choppy, try to record in as quiet a location as possible, but you'll have it (additionally, you could try screen recording on a computer with the snipping tool, tho if you're on Windows or any other device with WASAPI or whatever it's called you might still need that phone for audio)

And if you so happen to be a content creator yourself & still want people to watch your videos, silly as these ideas sound, why not:

Post them to Patreon & the aforementioned alt social media presences

Post things to Newgrounds or the aforementioned song platforms for a bit

Put it in a google drive of that one website called MEGA for people to download & watch themselves

Fucking email it to your fans or smth, idk!

I'm not gonna pretend like any of this is a perfect or even great solution, but we shouldn't have to even consider this in the first place. YouTube & Google already have enough of our information, they DO NOT need more of it.

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why is the tumblr machine picking up that post again? Have I not gotten enough notifications on it? Could we not spread the love to my other posts I actually give more of a shit about?

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y'know, maybe with all the bs going on with all the hellsites, maybe it's time for a clean slate.

Both in the sense that maybe it's time I only keep the essentials of what I need to keep sane, but also in the sense that maybe we need to nuke places YouTube & Twitter so something else can take their places? Let's have a full-on indie revolution in the social media space, why not

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[ACT -> Vibe Check] *Alexandria, lone shadowmancer *It may not be burned, but her library is definitely empty.

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This also applies to Deltarune :P

A new official Undertale website has released!

This is a really cool way for people to share their experiences about Undertale, and feel free to share yours if you want!

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I've got about three other drawings I need to be working on but Torch said "put me on the page" and I obliged

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it’s just me and the 5 people on here who know my oc by name against the world

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My relationship with gender? Neva’ met ‘er!

my relationship with gender? we're divorced

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Organised crime? Nah girl I'm into disorganised crime. If a goon doesn't have ADHD they aren't getting hired

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Often.

romantic relationships blah blah blah okay but what about risking everything for your sibling. what about the unwavering love and care that can only come from a parent to a child. what about someone who just wants their best friend back. ever thought of that.

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opening the four social media apps like looking for snacks in the fridge

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Update, currently cheating the system >:]

Man, this program's actually kinda helpful, not to mention fun to use on top of being free! I wonder if I can use it to storyboard this entire thing-

The evil & intimidating Upgrade for More File Space:

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Man, this program's actually kinda helpful, not to mention fun to use on top of being free! I wonder if I can use it to storyboard this entire thing-

The evil & intimidating Upgrade for More File Space:

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The king's chariot cannot be stopped

who is the first david you think of when you hear the name david

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Doing a thing for a Pride thing.

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Realized I had a creature I never posted here