Personally, I always give the least to Google that I can.

i try as well, but we grew up on let's plays because they give us a way to experience video games we can't afford, and most, if not all lp's are hosted on youtube. plus, there's just good video essays and stuff. listening is sometimes easier than reading, and gives us something for our mind to focus on so we don't go crazy from outside noises.

Makes sense. I've just managed to avoid signing up on Goog or Youtube, although I watch plenty of stuff there, 'cuz I don't want to feed the data vampire machine, and I'd just end up wasting even more time than I already do there.

I actually had a Google email account a long time ago because I needed one for something, but I don't seem to be able to access it anymore. Just as well.