Re: Oh god why
Normal for Google.
I've been experimenting with 'normal' user experience, mainly because my replacement games PC still hasn't arrived. So I've been browsing via a PS4.
YT decides that using a console means I should be using some godawful console / mobile overlay. Clicking a YT link opens it in traditional browser view. Bookmarking a video works as a landing page.
If only there was a way to have YT remember my display settings, maybe via a persistent token.
But I can watch cat videos. Well, the first few seconds. Which will probably be of an ad. Then it'll pause so the 'consent' pop-over takes control. That happens every time YT is loaded, so curious what the point is because it obviously doesn't remember settings.
Then there's pop-ups inviting me to subscribe to YT 'Premium', and reminding me I'm not logged in. And then I might get to watch a video with ads every 90s.
Ok, so I suspect the inconvenience is to nudge me into buying Premium, or just signing in. Not sure why signing in is necessary though given all the cookies and profiling Google does though. So the new 'reject all' option sounds nice, but suspect Google will just ignore it.