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There isn't much info about LBRY outside of LBRY itself, though the few links i could find didn't paint a good idea. The most concerning is this: https://www.r

There isn't much info about LBRY outside of LBRY itself, though the few links i could find didn't paint a good idea. The most concerning is this: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/50tyub/were_the_nerds_behind_lbry_a_decentralized/d76wxv0/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/50tyub/were_the_nerds... I wonder why they didn't just go with some Peertube instance.

perihelions 5y ago
>"why they didn't just" From the article, I got the impression they're a marginal group of activists doing social media stuff in between jail sentences (they're based in Kazakhstan). They don't exactly have a CTO. I'd imagine tech information asymmetry is an overwhelming factor when FAANG is no longer helping you. "Serikzhan Bilash, a Xinjiang-born Kazakh activist who co-founded the channel and has been arrested multiple times for his activism..."
- badsectoracula 5y ago
  I meant why didn't they used some existing Peertube instance. Since they went with Odysee they did some research into alternatives. I mean it could just be as simple as Odysee having better marketing, though personally i've seen Peertube be mentioned very often and this thread is the first time i heard about Odysee.