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 it consistently. I, however, do not like the shorts panel taking up a ton of space in the feed now. My subs feed shouldn’t have shorts from people I am not subscribed to, but it does.
You can filter them out with uBlock Origin.