mosttoast @mosttoast@bostonmusic.online

@mosttoast @GlowingLantern Admittedly, the real reason we need a whole different approach than just a mere YouTube alternative, is that we have no idea that should YouTube be de-throned, its replacement would be any better.

@mosttoast @GlowingLantern PeerTube isn't really meant to be a direct challenger to YouTube. It recognises that YouTube win this war by attrition and resources alone.

Any alternative whatsoever is likely to fail should it gather any steam, simply by being unable to provide the necessary space and bandwidth to match YouTube. Google spent a crazy amount of money to get in that position.

PeerTube's goal is more towards sustainability and an existence aside from Google rather than replacing it.

@mosttoast @ChrisWere I don’t believe that a streaming platform should manage monetisation. It cements its power over the content creator, by becoming their employer of sorts. With PeerTube every content creator can manage their form of payment themselves (with real money). LBRY is also just another centralised service, only that you also sacrifice your hardware for them. Especially the latter becomes a problem, as you can’t guarantee that you are not hosting illegal content.