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by CydeWeys 1039 days ago
> I wonder how abusive this is though. In the end you are downloading the same amount of data, but in a shorter time.

In the end you're downloading a lot more data in total, as what ends up happening is you're downloading all sorts of stuff that you never end up getting around to actually watching (data hoarder syndrome). Whereas if you could only watch that stuff during life playback, you'd be downloading much less data in total as there's no bytes wasted amassing a library that never gets viewed.

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> In the end you're downloading a lot more data in total, as what ends up happening is you're downloading all sorts of stuff that you never end up getting around to actually watching (data hoarder syndrome).

Well that's an assumption on the intent of downloading. I don't download videos that I don't eventually watch. But typically it's for archival, I just hate my favorite videos going away.

> I don't download videos that I don't eventually watch.

I doubt it.