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Not really. There is now an independent streaming service dedicated to shooting sports: https://www.full30.com/ https://www.full30.com/. A lot of the youtube ch

Not really. There is now an independent streaming service dedicated to shooting sports: https://www.full30.com/ https://www.full30.com/. A lot of the youtube channels are moving there, including InRange (mentioned in the article): https://www.full30.com/channels/inrange https://www.full30.com/channels/inrange

mason55 9y ago
The problem with fragmentation is discoverability. If all the videos are on one site you might serendipitously discover that you love shooting videos when you didn’t even know they existed. If cat videos and shooting videos are on totally separate sites then that’s much less likely to happen.
- vinniejames 9y ago
  That could be solved with an aggregate search tool. Independent video providors can submit results to the video search engine. Using an integrated, distributed signon (like Blockstack or uPort), friction will again be reduced to feel like one unified system
  - chillwaves 9y ago
    This is good but what stops the aggregator from censoring results once it gains critical mass? You literally just described Reddit.
    - che_shirecat 9y ago
      Another aggregator. It could even be a clone (think Voat). It's a free market.
    - maxlybbert 9y ago
      Customers need to prevent that. Aggregators are free to present a Disney or AOL view of the internet, and customers that like that view are happy. Customers that don’t like that view need to make it clear that they would patronize a different company if given the chance.
    - vinniejames 9y ago
      Because it could be a decentralized system of nodes, subject to consensus for any censorship algorithm changes. This solition could lead to a tragedy of the commons scenario, however, it's still an upbgrade to the "because we said so" model the big four currently enforce.
- krapp 9y ago
  Before Google and the big aggregator silos like Reddit and Facebook existed, people were able to discover content on the web just fine, it just took a bit more effort.
  - superkuh 9y ago
    Time to bring back web rings. I'm completely serious.
- tropo 9y ago
  If cat videos and shooting videos are on totally separate sites, where do we put the videos that are both? a. The cat has a gun. b. The cat is shot at. c. The cat is fired out of a cannon, as a circus performer. d. It's a hunting cat. It fetches things that have been shot. e. Cats like sitting on warm things. Guns get warm. f. Cat fur gets into everything. Picture a cleaning video with a gun jammed up by fur.
  - ropeadopepope 9y ago
    4chan. Obviously.

mason55 9y ago

The problem with fragmentation is discoverability. If all the videos are on one site you might serendipitously discover that you love shooting videos when you didn’t even know they existed. If cat videos and shooting videos are on totally separate sites then that’s much less likely to happen.

vinniejames 9y ago
That could be solved with an aggregate search tool. Independent video providors can submit results to the video search engine. Using an integrated, distributed signon (like Blockstack or uPort), friction will again be reduced to feel like one unified system
- chillwaves 9y ago
  This is good but what stops the aggregator from censoring results once it gains critical mass? You literally just described Reddit.
  - che_shirecat 9y ago
    Another aggregator. It could even be a clone (think Voat). It's a free market.
  - maxlybbert 9y ago
    Customers need to prevent that. Aggregators are free to present a Disney or AOL view of the internet, and customers that like that view are happy. Customers that don’t like that view need to make it clear that they would patronize a different company if given the chance.
  - vinniejames 9y ago
    Because it could be a decentralized system of nodes, subject to consensus for any censorship algorithm changes. This solition could lead to a tragedy of the commons scenario, however, it's still an upbgrade to the "because we said so" model the big four currently enforce.
krapp 9y ago
Before Google and the big aggregator silos like Reddit and Facebook existed, people were able to discover content on the web just fine, it just took a bit more effort.
- superkuh 9y ago
  Time to bring back web rings. I'm completely serious.
tropo 9y ago
If cat videos and shooting videos are on totally separate sites, where do we put the videos that are both? a. The cat has a gun. b. The cat is shot at. c. The cat is fired out of a cannon, as a circus performer. d. It's a hunting cat. It fetches things that have been shot. e. Cats like sitting on warm things. Guns get warm. f. Cat fur gets into everything. Picture a cleaning video with a gun jammed up by fur.
- ropeadopepope 9y ago
  4chan. Obviously.