Show me one small creator with the ability to serve just twenty 30-minute 1080p (not to mention 4k) videos in 15 different resolutions instantly to a random selection of people around the globe. BitTorrent style distribution works perfectly when you already have a large swarm of people interested in your stuff. For small creators it absolutely does not work. Who is going to peer with me? Joe Johnson watching my video on his phone on the toilet on the other side of the world? I guess every creator just needs to get his or her shit together and pay for a seedbox... Things YouTube gives you for free in MUCH better quality.

Not to mention that discoverability outside of large platforms absolutely sucks ass and there is no viable alternative right now. I'm not saying this is an unsolvable problem, but it current is absolutely unsolved.

[–] grue@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FYI, Peertube exists.

[–] exi@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I know it exists and it showcases my point very nicely.

I randomly picked a fairly large instance, clicked on the top recommended video with 1.5k views.

Waited for it to load on my phone for >30 seconds and then gave up.

This is not an alternative for any serious content creator.

It's a start, but it's still miles away from what content consumers expect and what YouTube offers.