I like it. I watch a ton of channels from YouTube on science or tech or media that are on nebula so it works well for me. It reduces my YouTube usage significantly which I’m happy about. Plus it’s ad free and channels usually cut out the sponsored segments which is huge. The service is not perfect but the apps have improved a lot over time. I’m glad it supports the creators I watch but even without that it’s been good. I just wish Chanel discovery was better but otherwise I’m a fan.

I’m subscribed to Nebula and like it.

The site isn’t meant to be a YouTube replacement. It is more of a collective of YouTube talent wanting to be on a platform that they collectively own together. There is a paywall because that is how they get funding for their activities.

I signed up for it because I want to contribute to people like them more to a finer degree than Patreon subscriptions of individual creators.

Overall I like Nebula and I definitely like the idea of it. It offers some respite from advertising madness of YouTube. What i would like to see is the ability to create playlists and the ability to create a more personalized feed for myself.

I’ve had a subscription with them for several years. I’m a big fan. There’s nothing particularly sketchy I’ve seen. If anything, it’s the opposite of the typical grifters. They sign on a lot of left voices and trans creators. You won’t find conservative grifters on there. Creators have to be invited to join Nebula, and they don’t let the trash past the door.

A lot of YouTubers actually upload their videos to Odyssey as well, which is free. Might be worth checking it out. Although I’m not a huge fan of the company cosplaying Odysee as a decentralized blockchain YouTube alternative when everything is clearly stored on their servers. Cannot really stor videos on a blockchain

I used to use it but on a technical level it was consistently disappointing. There are a number of creators who have joined then subsequently left Nebula, often on bad terms. I expect that to continue to be the case, so I don’t have a lot of faith in its sustainability personally. Pursuing classes and exclusive content seems misguided in the long-term.

I originally dropped Nebula due to them allowing the channel “Second Thought” on the service.

While this particular creator may have been good in the beginning, over the years they have devolved into a source of tankie propaganda. The first video I saw from their channel was titled “Alternatives to capitalism”, which I had hoped would go through a few alternatives and list out pros, cons, and history. Instead, the video was summed up as “Amerikkka bad and therefore capitalism bad”, with 0 mention of any actual alternatives to capitalism as an economic system. Going through more videos showed that this was par for the course.

I was disappointed that Nebula would allow this creator on their platform, as they advertise themselves as a hub of educational video content. Thankfully, Second Thought had a very angry falling out with Nebula over Second Thought’s celebration of Hamas’s attacks on Israel. To clarify, they were supporting Hamas, not Palestine.

Recently I’ve started other Youtubers that have joined the platform. Combining that with Second Thought leaving is making me seriously consider signing up again.