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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbiIBcUD1VY This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to revert a new, undesirable layout to a previous version. The instructions are presented in a sequential manner, utilizing links provided in the video description to install necessary components and configure settings.

  • Step 1-4: Clicking on links provided in the description to install required elements (likely browser extensions or related software).
  • Step 5: Another click on a link in the description to install an additional component.
  • Step 6: Accessing the installed extension's settings and applying a filter provided by the creator (presumably to address a specific visual issue).
  • Refresh: Refreshing the webpage to apply the changes.
  • Issue: The fix may remove access to the sidebar if used, a sacrifice the user must make.

use the transcriptly to get this video transcript and summary.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Is it really a decade old? Feels like they redesign it every three years.

Redesigning familiar UIs is a great way to give elderly, neurodivergent, and/or computer illiterate people a hard time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

neuroatypical

I propose we start calling normies "neuroadivergent."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

haha. My bad, sorry. I think people used to say this but the language changed. I'll fix it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I hate to be that guy, but it's neurodivergent. :) neurodiverse is another thing. Everyone is diverse but not everyone is divergent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ah! Thank you again! Honestly in my mind I was thinking that "neurodiverse" didn't make any sense. Okay now I'm interested to see what the next 'that guy' is going to say :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I speak with authority, but I learnt about it this very day. :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

You're right, I never knew there was a difference. Fixed!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The change is so they can now implement the 38 hour ad before every 30 second video. And then another 21 hour ad every 7 seconds while watching the video. The ad can’t be stopped, skipped or muted and automatically plays full screen on all your devices and monitors at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The heck is this title?

YouTube says goodbye to decade-old video player UI, but users hate the new design

Meanwhile, the article itself just cites a few tiny aesthetic changes and like four random Reddit comments. Doesn't seem like they even tried it themself... That's justifications for 460 upvotes?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's like the same but with a background color that has rounded corners.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Just like they used to combat rw disinformation

[–] [email protected] 157 points 1 week ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

That's *always* the case.

Maybe there’s a reason for that. The word “enshitification” doesn’t exist in a void.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, they could stop messing with things that aren't broken for once...

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Eh, it’s a fine line tbh. Not that I enjoy defending Google.

You get both “this UI hasn’t changed in a decade” and “this UI is perfect never change it” in relatively equal amounts. The rest honestly don’t care either way.

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[–] [email protected] 122 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The removal of the black gradient at the bottom is a plus.

Putting the controls in their own grey capsules so they still standout is a plus.

The moving of the volume button to the right is a negative.

I dont like change just for changes sake, but in fairness some of this is a good idea and a welcome design shift. I just hopebthey move the volume button back as having on the left with the main controls is pretty widespread and common design.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

A rare, levelheaded take.

The changes are fine. Nothing earth shattering, nothing wildly or fundamentally broken, just a visual update to better fit with Google’s new material design language.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 week ago (24 children)

I'm not defending google here, but I'm sure a decent chunk of the complaints are just bitching because "change bad!"

I haven't seen the change yet and I'm sure there are legitimate complaints as well, but us online folk tend to detest even the smallest changes and go a bit overboard in our complaining sometimes.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 week ago (6 children)

The adverts on youtube have become so unbearable so no amount of UI change will convince me to use it as intended. If there's a long video I want to watch, I download the video first and watch it using VLC

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