Eh, the corporate fucks who decide to make websites this way, I agree with you, but the truth is most people who put up with it just don’t have the faintest idea of how computers work. You’d bring up DNS filtering and custom adblock filter lists and their eyes would glaze over.
This is very relatable, between DNS filtering and uBlock Origin (with a couple custom filters) I always forget how user-hostile the internet has become until I use someone else’s device.
Seriously, it’s a game. There’s no wrong way to play if you’re having fun. One time I got stoned and zoned out to the start menu of ATV Off-Road Fury 2 for 30 minutes, it was one of the best gaming experiences of my life.
I’m usually against standalone apps for websites, but YouTube is one I definitely use enough to justify it, and Google seems intent on making the experience as miserable as possible. I use LibRedirect to send my browser to Piped instances, but FreeTube is much better for keeping track of my subscriptions.
Or get a Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it! It’s nice to feel in control of my phone. Almost every app on my device is open source (with the exception of Instagram and FB Messenger, sadly my social circles use these exclusively to communicate) and for those closed-sourced, sketchy apps, I can set which permissions they have super easily.
FMHY has a Spanish section with a list of direct download, torrent, and streaming sites. I don’t speak Spanish so I can’t attest to the quality of these sources, but I’ve found the French section to contain useful sites.
You can use your account from any public IP address but you can’t use your account from more than one public IP address at the same time. If your devices are connected through the same router, they are getting only one public IP address and you can use as many devices you want.
So long as you’re not simultaneously connecting through two different IP addresses, you’re good.
Shezus, by artist Anna Gale. I love the portrait description too:
“If you’re into religion, this is Jesus in her true form, a woman. If you’re not into religion, this is a portrait of a drag queen crying about her own beauty.”