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>If you don't like free services, stop using them Problem is, there's no real alternative for YouTube. It's a monopoly.
by reddalo 8mo ago
>If you don't like free services, stop using them
Problem is, there's no real alternative for YouTube. It's a monopoly.
- sneak 8mo agoThat’s not remotely true.
- reddalo 8mo agoOkay, so list which websites I can use to watch all kinds of content that I can find on YouTube. Vimeo? It's basically dead. DailyMotion? It could've been an alternative, but they've recently deleted most old videos. Peertube? Nice idea in theory, but lack of content.
- lombasihir 8mo agois use yewtu.be from time to time on web, and pipepipex on android.
- reddalo 8mo agoDo you realize that those are just wrappers for YouTube, not a real competitor?
- lombasihir 8mo agoyup, not a problem for me. ----- > Okay, so list which websites I can use to watch all kinds of content that I can find on YouTube. it serve this purpose.
- icepush 8mo agoFacebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok all fulfil the 'whatever topic I am interested in this second, there are videos about it' property, though admittedly they do not have near as much meritorious long-form content as YouTube.
- slumberlust 8mo agoDamn, I didn't know you could watch your long videos on TikTok. When did this happen?
- icepush 8mo agoAccording to the first Reddit thread that appeared as a result when I searched on Google, March 2022.
- fatherwavelet 8mo agoI was going to try to make the monopoly argument but then realized I only think youtube is a monopoly because I don't use tiktok. It is just an oligopoly like most other sectors.
- subscribed 8mo agoTikTok as an alternative to YouTube? And then I realised people primarily consume shorts.
- t0bia_s 8mo agoBy contributing to something I don't agree with it's called hypocrisy. Just don't use it. That's probably the only thing you can do about if you want change.