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What's Stopping you from using PeerTube? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 hours ago by rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/48513684

Admittedly a risky crosspost, but cannot find conflicting community rules. I believe the possible discussion justifies it.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/peertube@piefed.blahaj.zone/p/999813/what-s-stopping-you-from-using-peertube

Or 'What is PeerTube lacking that you simply cannot do without?'

I believe it's a safe assumption that fediverse users want to move away from the monopolies and closed gardens so often associated with video streaming, and yet it's not a task that's ever been made easy. Maybe an ounce of inspiration is the cue we need, and so my question to you is; What's Stopping you from using PeerTube?

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[–] Ripley_Tripley@lemmus.org 2 points 43 minutes ago

I use Peertube cause i got tired of the AI push, garbage, ad-polcolpyse, and every Youtuber is in some type of really stupid or concerning drama.

I wish Peertube had more diversity, thats my only problem with them. None of the spoofing alternatives of YT function properly, and i fell that they are gonna get closed off once Google really hits the fan of closing Android.

Maybe that'll get more people to focus on Peertube, cause besides Rumble, thats the only platform i know thats a true alternative.

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 hour ago

Limited variety, hit-or-miss playback, and Youtube hasn't quite enshittified enough for me to quit.

I would mirror my videos to PeerTube if I were to create content. Alas, I am merely a consumer.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 1 points 57 minutes ago

Apathy.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 10 points 3 hours ago

I remember when youtube first came out. Thinking it was some kind of online TV, I searched for "The Simpsons" and got no results besides a low-quality upload of The Bartman music video. I decided there wasn't really anything there for me and I left, not returning until several years later when there was content there that I wanted to watch and couldn't find on TV. Now I primarily watch youtube, and again I find myself not wanting to switch to peertube until there's enough content there that I want to watch but can't find on youtube.

[–] ByteMe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

There is nothing to watch unfortunately. Especially out of tech

[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 5 points 3 hours ago

I use Peertube as a viewer, not as a creator. It's a vicious cycle: too few people mirror their channels on the Fediverse, which means too few people follow the channels that do appear there, which makes other creators wary of bothering with Peertube. Add to that the cost of hosting large videos in the long term, and the options become scarce for novices, as most instances need to be invite-only and with limited storage per user.

[–] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

On YouTube there's the algorithm. Watch one video and yeah half the recommendations are right wing trash and pseudosience but there may be something good somewhere.

On Peertube, discovering new things is practically impossible. Also, half the videos I tried didn't even play.

In open for suggestions though

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

it's all right wing trash because they exclude left wing content via demonization -- you should expect anything besides it from corporate platforms since right wing content is pro-profit content.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

That just simply isn't true. My feed is like 50% left-wing content, the rest isn't political at all.

[–] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 1 points 45 minutes ago

I'm not interested in political stuff at all. Still, I get a lot of shit from the old colonies south of Canada for some reason.

I do like science but then half the recommendations are about space aliens and religion.

[–] blackbrook@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 hours ago

I get a ton of left wing stuff recommended in my feed and no right wing trash. As much as the algorithm has degraded, it can learn things like this from what you watch and like.