From what I learned, you need to find a instance that lets you make a non-creator account, if you just want to view videos, not create them.

I also learned that apparently you shouldn’t make a account but use Mastodon to subscribe and keep track of the channels you like. Third thing I learned is, its all so fucking confusing, I don’t know what to do and if I ask for guidance in the wrong place I get told I’m a moron and probably a asshole as well (which is true but that’s besides the point).

I ended up doing the Mastodon thing. Seems to be working.