This is an absolutely insane question and it really shows how much mobile phones have warped reality. Until smart phones came along it was actually the norm to be able to install other operating systems on your PC.

By way of example, Debian has a stable branch which receives only security fixes, and even then, only if you run the update scripts. It will receive security updates for 5 years, and after that, will still be completely usable, provided you don't want new versions of software, or are willing to put in the work to compile them yourself.

I've been a Linux and BSD user for nearly 20 years, and you will take them from my cold, dead hands, but sometimes Linux is just not an option.

> Should anyone deviate from the EU leftist narrative they will be fined, disconnected, imprisoned or all three.

Big government censorship and surveillance capitalism are actually right-wing ideologies.

I remember those days, and when Cartoon Network was the same. I didn't mind it then because, like you, I found the promos were a great way to know what was on the channel at different times. Especially in the age before on-screen guides.

But there are a few crucial differences between then and now: The ad spots were there to keep the timetables accurate, which is no longer necessary. They also served as a way to let you know what else was on the channel, which again is no longer necessary because that app opens to a menu of all available programming. And, now this is the important part, back then I wasn't specifically paying for ad-free access.

Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is, my Jellyfin server is about to get much more use.

The closest I've found is Bitwarden, but even that isn't quite as good as 1Password.

All creators that are on Nebula already upload sponsor-free versions there.

Nebula is mostly irrelevant. Even Nebulas creators wouldn't survive without youtube revenue.

Maybe so, the point is there is a non-zero number of creators who already do sbarre thinks is too onerous.

uBlock Origin + SponsorBlock is the only way YouTube is even remotely watchable these days. Even still, it's not really worth it. I frequently find it better to spend my time doing anything else.

Oh absolutely - we banned “casual” YouTube use at home 5 years ago and we don’t regret it one bit. Still use it when looking up a concrete video on a specific topic or when a web page directs me to a tutorial or something there, but don’t use it for regular “entertainment” (I’m bored, let’s hit YouTube).

Some people can’t seem to live without YouTube though.

It's mostly AI generated drivel on their home page now.

You can't do it with technology alone (or really at all). It has to be the law that does this.