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Peertube's moment might come soon (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/5294605

Youtube, for so many years, was just too good. Yes, they changed the 5 star rating system to likes and dislikes and a few years later disabled dislikes altogether, but their algorithm mostly digs up interesting content and it just works for creators and viewers.

This might change soon. Their new strategy to disallow ad-blockers will frustrate a certain kind of viewer. Those who dislike surveillance and like open-source tech, those who use uBlock Origin and know why.

Just like a few years ago mastodon suddenly reached a certain kind of popularity, because twitter had their first big fuckup, maybe Peertube is next. It certainly is the most polished decentralized solution that doesn't use a blockchain. Creators or fans could easily host their own videos, fans can watch it, without ads.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I agree, given my own experience in this regard. I'll film what I'm doing because I think there's a value in the techniques or approach that others may find helpful in their own lives, but there's a limit to how much time I'll spend editing it or adding effects/thumbnail creation/etc. That's time that could be spent on the tasks that aren't being done due to the setup and breakdown time for capturing the video, the amount of editing that does get done, or the time spent planning for longer/deeper dive videos.

Sure, there's a slight economic advantage for doing those videos given what we do, but it's not like we're monetized. The collection of videos is primarily just because of my enthusiasm for what we're doing, with my reliance on internet groups for social interaction coming in as a close second.