The upside: annoying so many content providers (many of whom put a lot of work into their videos) AND many viewers of those channels, swings the door wide open

The upside: annoying so many content providers (many of whom put a lot of work into their videos) AND many viewers of those channels, swings the door wide open for competitors to step in. Yeah in its field YT is the 800lb gorilla. But it doesn't own the content on there. And eg. P2P video streaming is a thing. So as soon as someone connects the dots in a way that competes with YT seriously, YT's death could be swift. Wouldn't be the 1st time a once-popular platform dies overnight.