Really just curious what folks out there deem valuable enough to give money for monthly or annually. As a software engineer I have quite a few that keep me productive and I’ll list a few:

  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Obsidian Sync
  • YouTube Premium
  • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    6 months ago

    YouTube Premium

    Unless you’re doing it for YouTube Music, this seems absurd to me. On desktop traditional ad blockers work perfectly, and on mobile there’s Revanced or Grayjay.

    Anyway, I pay for Nebula.

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 months ago

      On desktop traditional ad blockers work perfectly

      That’s my issue. I use YT primarily on my Chromecase and mobile.
      Firefox + ublock is clunky.
      3rd Party apps are a no-go for my Google Account. To much depends on that to get hacked just because I don’t like ads.
      My justification for the price is, that I pay less for that than for Netflix and I use it daily.
      Also Creators get a significantly higher cut per view in comparison to regular viewers. So I don’t need to feel bad when I block ads on Desktop and don’t sub their patreon.

        • jeanofthedead@sh.itjust.works
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          6 months ago

          I block the ads by using SmartTube on my Shield Pro. But for my AppleTV 4K, I prefer paying a few bucks for Premium for a smooth experience ☻.