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Can we just stop using YouTube instead of complaining every time they do something totalitarian?JUST.STOP.USING.YOUTUBE
by oxymoran 5y ago
Can we just stop using YouTube instead of complaining every time they do something totalitarian?JUST.STOP.USING.YOUTUBE
- throwawaysea 5y agoThere’s a long list of alternatives (https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube/ https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube/) but none have the kind of mindshare, content, and momentum YouTube has. We need content creators of all kinds to publish on decentralized platforms, not just those who have been banned and driven away from YouTube. But it’s a chicken and egg thing - advertisers won’t bother with sites that have small audiences. I think I agree that the users who care (particularly political moderates and conservatives) should consider where they spend their attention if they hope to halt the censorship trend.
- robjan 5y agoIt's easy to stop using YouTube, it's not easy to stop everyone else using it.
- thephyber 5y agoWhat does “easy” have to do with anything? The fact is that what YT did was legal, so the “easy” thing to do is complain about it, which won’t change their behavior. All of the things that would change this behavior are hard things.
- snet0 5y agoIt's almost as if there are differences of opinions... You are free to not use YouTube, just as I am free to use it. As is everyone else in this thread. You are free to vote with your wallet, not with mine.
- josephcsible 5y agoThe problem is the network effect. Unless a ton of people move to some other platform at the same time, you're worse off individually for leaving.