Comment on I totally missed the point when PeerTube got so good

UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Not everything has to be about earning money.

  Early youtube was beautiful precisely because it was normal people making videos as a hobby, not trying to earn money.

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  • blackn1ght@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    True, but in order to make it a healthy viable alternative to centralised platforms then there needs to be a financial incentive for creators to use peertube. I guess any creators who give a shit about this kind of thing could upload their content to both platforms, but doing so could have an impact on their YouTube earnings.

    Early youtube was beautiful precisely because it was normal people making videos as a hobby, not trying to earn money.

    It was also a novelty as it as very new, but the quality of content being put out now is significantly higher than it was in 2005.

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    • BullCrapDetekta33@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Youtube doesn’t pay shit except if you’re uber consensual anyway. Most youtuber I follow earn their money with sponsorship.

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    • swelter_spark@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I would say the production values are significantly higher, but the quality is significantly lower.

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• sexy_peach@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  With sponsorships, like on YouTube?

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  • 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    but after youtube has taken it’s cut and share of the creators there isn’t much left. This is the chicken and egg situation

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    • jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      YouTube doesn’t/can’t take a cut from sponsorships. which is the point they were making. That’s where the money actually gets made. That or Patreon / streams.

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• 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  you can’t really… being federated and no ads kinda ruins that idea as it is hated by many

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There seems to be one channel dominating the site Transport Evolved.

  PeerTube is not a site. It’s software. Much like lemmy.

  Just wondering how can you earn money on peertube?

  All the same ways you earn money on YouTube, minus AdSense. But obviously a lot of people aren’t in it entirely for the money. I upload videos there just for fun.

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