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Vid.me did exactly what everyone who cries about youtube wanted. It even got really popular. Then it went bankrupt because what everyone actually wants above a

• goalonetwo 3y ago
  The issue is always that creators themselves don't upload their videos to those 3rd parties. That forces you to come back to Youtube one way or another. As for a lot of things there is a big network effect at play here.
  • Workaccount2 3y ago
    Vid.me actually got a lot of traction. It was drawing many youtubers over too, who were dual posting for a while. But how can you expect creators to move to a platform that cannot provide compensation?
  • hotnfresh 3y ago
    Discovery/curation, monetization, and hosting all being separate would do a lot of good.