I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn’t do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people act like it doesn’t exist? I think it’s super convenient, especially if you’re subscribed to a ton of channels and don’t want your notifications feed flooded with new videos.
I use nothing but my subs feed. I don’t have notifications on, because I don’t really want any notifications. Also, I don’t just watch random shit that algorithms throw at me, unless it’s something interesting enough. I hate their algorithms with a passion. I also use the newpipe app more than than YouTube revanced, because it removes the algorithms effect on my home feed.