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YouTube isn't a 'community' any more than the roads we all travel on. There is no viable alternative to YouTube/Google. There is no way to escape its influence.
by jlawson 6y ago
YouTube isn't a 'community' any more than the roads we all travel on. There is no viable alternative to YouTube/Google. There is no way to escape its influence. And being banned from it can ruin you (depending on how your life/work is structured).
HN is totally different because of the completely different scale and the existence of viable alternatives.
- chrononaut 6y ago> There is no viable alternative to YouTube/Google There is an interesting "monopoly" factor here, but YouTube is also not negatively impacting other groups or organizations from trying to start their own video platforms tailored to general content. In fact, it seems there have been various organizations chipping away at YouTube (e.g. Twitch, TikTok) of people who would normally be watching YouTube have other platforms to visit, watch and host content. Nothing is preventing those platforms from also further expanding into areas where YouTube is traditionally the leader.
- iso947 6y agoI watch videos on Vimeo and search on DuckDuckGo. I struggle to find a good place to read and talk about interesting tech news other than HN though