Comment by ninkendo
2 days ago
I can see that being useful if it’s important to you to start watching someone’s videos within minutes of them posting it, but I’ve never understood why that’s desirable for anyone.
To me, I watch YouTube when I have some time to do so and make the active decision to open the app… then let me know about which of my subscriptions have recent videos. I just can’t imagine being in the middle of something else and dropping everything because someone posted a video. But different people are different I guess.
You don't have to click on notifications right away. I let them build up over the day until I have time to go through them. But there are also some like livestreams or video premiers where being there on time does matter.
Another factor is that videos are not permanent. If you don't watch a video immediately the creator may take it down or private it.
If you’re gonna let them just build up over time, why not just open the app and see the latest videos in there?
Time sensitive stuff I… kinda get. But I would get stressed out if that was actually the norm. I really don’t like the idea of “engage now or you’ll miss out” in my entertainment.