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> So what holds for Medium holds for YouTube and vice versa. I think the fact that YT hosts video makes it quite a different beast from Medium. Self hosting vi
by cloogshicer 4y ago
> So what holds for Medium holds for YouTube and vice versa.
I think the fact that YT hosts video makes it quite a different beast from Medium. Self hosting video is still quite difficult, and expensive. Hosting text is much cheaper and simpler.
This fact changes the game quite a bit.
- jacobr1 4y agoOn the other hand, managing a monetization platform (subscription billing, customer support, linking posts to email to social media notifications) is more complex than self-hosting. Not impossible, but more than most writers would want to take on themselves.