The wire “gotta keep the devil, way down in his hole…”

I pay for YouTube premium. Although I’d prefer to find an EU alternative, I really have no problem paying for a service that I consider worth the price.

A red flag for me, is if I’m paying for a service and they still show me adverts.

That’s fair.

Sure there’s that. I’m just trying to help you understand the viewpoint of some of the people that are heavy users of YouTube, and why there are currently no good alternatives, as you said “I really struggle trying to understand”.

I’m sure, like me, there are other people with their own alternative valid reasons for using YouTube for enormous amounts of time.

Just because some of the content on a platform is bad or not to our tastes, doesn’t mean it all is, and it certainly doesn’t mean that the users are wrong for using that platform in a way that suits them.

I do disagree with the publishing of content that is hateful or deliberately trying to misinform people, and I think YouTube has a lot of that, I’d obviously prefer it didn’t.

I use YouTube extensively (I mean, 2-5 hours a day) and 7 days a week for years now; I use it for language learning, there is really nothing better than normal people chatting (to the camera or between themselves) about regular daily stuff that I’m also interested in, to improve comprehension, I’d love to find any source as rich as YouTube. Peertube is hopeless, I tried and failed there due to a complete lack of content (though I do check in occasionally, I’d love if some of my subscribed YouTubers would start publishing on that platform… Though I don’t know if there are any monetary incentives for them to do that?).

Can I get an explanation of what it feels like to be happy and angry?

I think Europe unifying over this awful situation is the best response to hope for, but I will never believe that fractured alliances improve anyone’s situation and so I struggle with “stronger”… Stronger in relation to what? I’d much rather that the unity between the US and EU remained strong and Europe also fortified it’s defenses over this situation we are currently in, that is truly stronger.

Stronger, maybe stronger than if it didn’t respond at all, sure. Certainly weaker than if it could continue to have the US as an ally while making these changes. And in my opinion the US also is weaker now than it was before losing the confidence in the alliance of the EU, let alone the weakness all over the US because it is being actively attacked by it’s own leader.

Hmm, are you not the most sleepy when you’re asleep? I’d expect a high plateau during bedtime.

Do it over a sink, hold both items one in each hand, pour with confidence.