There are two apps called "DeArrow" and SponsorBlock that basically everyone should be using.

DeArrow replaces thumbnails and titles with crowd sourced versions. I can't use youtube without it anymore. Usually the titles get replaced with stuff like "How to build a table" instead of "Watch the world explode as I try to make a table!!!!!!!!!!!!". Same with thumbnails. No longer are they over-saturated close up AI generated garbage images, but usually just a screenshot from the video that shows what's really going on.

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herewulf 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Except that those two things are fantastic indicators for videos / channels you should be avoiding. Hiding their foolishness and then watching them anyway rewards their behavior.

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jason_oster 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Neither of these are available on Apple TV. Otherwise, you make a good suggestion; install them where available.

	▲	ZekeSulastin 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		At least for SponsorBlock you can run iSponsorBlockTV[1] on another computer on the same network - in addition to skipping sponsored segments, it also mutes YouTube’s own ads and auto-skips them as soon as it can. [1] https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV

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blkhawk 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"Watch the world explode as I try to make a table!!!!!!!!!!!!" is unlikely its more like "Watch the world explode as I try to make this thing!!!!!!!!!!!!".