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There are plenty of alternatives for submitting videos, but YouTube has the content. The best option, IMO, is to consume YouTube videos in a way that doesn't tr
by beatgammit 7y ago
There are plenty of alternatives for submitting videos, but YouTube has the content. The best option, IMO, is to consume YouTube videos in a way that doesn't track or monetize you, such as NewPipe (Android) and YouTube downloader.
Personally, I just don't watch YouTube much and prefer other entertainment sources. I read news on personal blogs, link aggregators (like HN), and newspaper sites, I have a streaming subscription, play video games, read books, etc. If I want to share a video with friends/family, I either email it or send a link to my NextCloud instance.
The hardest things for me to switch from has been Gmail and Google Docs, just because I have so much stuff already there.
- buboard 7y ago> has the content You mean , attracts the content, because it's not their own. Youtube in the end is a service for submitting video, and other competitors may disrupt them if the p2p model works well in the future.
- digital_voodoo 7y agoI think OP was speaking of the userbase + what the users submit. It's the same problem when you want to switch to a "privacy-oriented" chat client. What's the point of being alone to chat, when most of your social network is elsewhere and doesn't want to move a toe?
- buboard 7y agowhile twitter & FB have a strong network effect, i am not friends with anyone on youtube, and even the subcriptions are not too many
- jolmg 7y agoI also don't have friends or many subscriptions on YouTube, but the videos I can find on it are amazing, and that's due to their network effect as well. It drives me to search for stuff on YouTube before other places.