6d ago

They all had their time

17 comments

What’s the alternative to YouTube?
- read a book or something, idk.
  because it sure as shit isn't waiting for peertube to maybe buffer.
  
  Ive been reading Lord of the Rings for some weeks now, and surprisingly it can be so much better than watching a movie. You actually know what the characters are thinking and feeling, instead of watching them from the outside. And there are so many small, important details which get completely glossed over in movies. It doesnt help that most new movies/series are boring, and Ive seemingly already watched every good movie or series in existence. Reading books is great.
- I feel like this will be the biggest challenge. Delivering high quality video seamlessly at scale will be incredibly expensive.
  
  I wonder if some kind of torrent technology to distribute the load but would it be fast enough for streaming video?
- pornhub
  https://www.heise.de/en/news/Goodbye-filter-bubbles-educational-videos-are-well-received-on-Pornhub-10255044.html
- For solid educational and entertainment content? Nebula
- This is the only thing I'm really still on, some due to YouTube Music, and partially because I'm off the streaming services. No Netflix, no HBO, no Hulu. I have Peacock for a hard-to-find illegal stream sport, but it's legitimately a good deal vs the old coverage I paid for ($5/mo for the like 9 months a year it runs, vs the old $150/yr for only that sports coverage). If I had a consistent online stream to watch, I'd stop paying that too.
  YouTube just has no real good alternative right now, but I really wish it did.
- Torrenting?