A Boring Dystopia

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YouTube offers virtual trophies so you can feel bad about quitting premium (leminal.space)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I started a free trial and cancelled it immediately to have no ads while on holiday. Didn't realize they are offering some illusion of achievements as a "reward" for your attention, doubling as a FOMO weapon for when you want to quit.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

These badges look like someone at Google decided to copy the system from Google Maps / Local Guides in some cases verbatim and it's just odd, you can tell the idea wasn't designed for Youtube.

This is also your regular reminder that if you're avoiding Youtube Premium because it's too expensive for what it offers instead of just avoiding it completely on principle, then you might look into subscribing using a VPN in a country where it's cheaper (Usually considerably cheaper).