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I think you're confuning centralization with a walled garden. Because if what you said were true, then why would Disney be buying Hulu? The larger of a content
by MR4D 8y ago
I think you're confuning centralization with a walled garden. Because if what you said were true, then why would Disney be buying Hulu?
The larger of a content creator I am, the more I want to control distribution.
Having my content on a site with someone else's rules sucks, because I am at their mercy.
For example, with Disney owning Hulu, they can tell Google to go F-off, and never worry about their content being accidentally censored, deleted, etc.
For a smaller content producer, the value might even be more significant, even if the dollars are less.
- marcusf 8y agoHuge difference between a brand likey Disney able to pull off a streaming service and smaller producers. Smaller producers need demand, and for video demand = youtube.
- MR4D 8y agoI don’t think that right. For instance, let’s say I’m a comedian and have a thousand loyal followers. Why couldn’t I just pay $20/month for a PeerTube hosting service with my own brand. Then I can just tweet out the links. Why would I need YouTube? As another example, let’s say I’m a white supremacist, and I have a hundred followers. I can email a link out to them and never worry about censorship by YouTube. So demand can be small, and it still works. In fact, since I now have more control over the experience, it can be much more tailored than youtube.