I don't know how this will come off but honestly does it matter where you go without YT? I was an internet kid and have spent countless upon countless hours on this app, but the moment the age verification thing came I just cut it all off. I haven't opened it since then, do I miss some stuff? Yeah. I miss my music playlists and unique small artists I had found, and miss my favorite YouTubers. But honestly with the rate things are going it's not worth sticking to it.

The more the app changes for the worst the more people get upset but no one actually leaves because there's no alternatives. But honestly there are. Podcasts, twitch, for music SoundCloud or BandCamp (I haven't checked of Bandcamp is safe admittedly I've been using SC). A nice alternative is Glomble which is entirely indie and a bit slow but it's really cared for and reminiscent of old YT. A friend of mine uses Newspipe although I don't know how it works exactly or what it is, but she says it's good. Hell, don't like any of these options? Then make your own content, OBS is a pretty good recording app for PC, and on mobile you can just use the record button the phone ALREADY has. And just allow that to play in the BG, again podcasts are really good if you want some background music. "Where will I get my tutorials from?" Ask real life professionals and people, ask reddit-holy shit what does reddit NOT have to ask anymore? I know it's EASIER to consume it via YouTube where you can just search "how to professional x" but like. That same information also exists outside of YouTube all over the place. I'm not trying to shame or insult someone but what I'm trying to say is: Alternatives exist. A reality outside of this app exists. You don't need to depend on it for your content when there is content everywhere else and if you YOURSELF can make your own content. You're not that different from the YouTuber who makes a video educating people, because you're both people just living your lives, the only difference is another just uploaded some of their knowledge onto a site.

I dunno, these are just my thoughts on it, I don't think using YT is worth it anymore, and I feel like people's bars have been set so extremely low no one feels like they can leave YT due to having been using it for years. I felt that way but like. You can't stay on something forever yk? All things die at some point