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ozoned@piefed.social 3 days ago
I recommend Peertube. There’s not much there yet, but myself and others are trying.
Also, did you know you can upload your video to Peertube and have YouTube pull it via RSS? That’s what I’m doing!
All of my stuff you’ll find on Peertube and I don’t have to do anything else to get it up on YouTube.
workgood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 3 days ago
No one will create content without ad revenue. Peertube is doomed to fail.
qarbone@lemmy.world 3 days ago
This is a terrible take, as most content creators I watch already cannot serve off of Youtube ad revenue and rely on third-party monetization, like Patreon subscriptions.
Besides the fact that plenty of people make content for free, from the simple love of creating something.
partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Didn’t YouTube start without ads? Was doing fine back then, right?
TORFdot0@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I don’t think it had prerolls during the flash days but it had banner ads as far back as I can remember
frongt@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Well, no. It’s been losing money for years. But I doubt this will make it profitable.
MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I don’t think people were doing it professionally as much back then.
frongt@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Lots of people did it on YouTube for years. Even more on other platforms.
Zombie@feddit.uk 2 days ago
NoBOdY wIlL dO AnYThiNg wItHOuT PrOfiT mOtIvE
This book, YouTube’s history, and the span of human history say otherwise. You’re spouting capitalist rhetoric which is ultimately a lie told to us on repeat to encourage greed, selfishness, and individualism.
The platform you’re using right now was built without profit motive, there’s plenty of content. PeerTube can achieve the same.
athatet@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Except for all the people already making unpaid content. I guess if you ignore them then yeah, you’re right. Great job advancing the conversation in a meaningful way.
sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You obviously didn’t experience the early internet
NKBTN@feddit.uk 2 days ago
People will create plenty of content for free. Basically every blog, early YT video and all of Wikipedia was made by people who just like creating stuff for free
sp3ctre@feddit.org 2 days ago
There are already some youtubers linking to their patreon because their content gets demonetized frequently (shiey, gifgas).
I think this could be the way to go. If you actually want the content, pay for it. Instead of patreon, liberapay could also be used.
ozoned@piefed.social 2 days ago
I’m creating content and YouTube pulls from my Peertube. So I’ll never lose it. All of these content creators are leaning on Patreon as none of them can count on ad revenue anymore. So people are already doing it.
And Peer tube will never fully replace YouTube, but also, it doesn’t have to. Your local library, school, church, community space, doesn’t need ad revenue.