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PeerTube is fantastic with its decentralized model that prioritizes user privacy and control. However, it still struggles to gain widespread popularity.

What do you think could be done to enhance PeerTube's appeal and functionality, possibly even becoming a serious alternative to YouTube?

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Why does PT have to be a place that creators get paid? Yes, that is essential if we want peertube to TAKE OVER THE WORLD. But what is wrong with providing a platform that ISN'T driven by content revenue along side YouTube? Those creators have needs that aren't being catered to elsewhere.

[–] ealoe@ani.social 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ok, show us all the free PT content you've made without getting paid. What's that, you can't pay your rent with PeerTube views, you need a real job you say? Well that's why there's no content, creators need to eat too.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I mean it's not hard to find my PT server with my content on it. And yeah, NO ONE IS EVERY GOING TO PAY TO SEE MY CONTENT. That's kind of my point. There's millions of people producing content THAT IS NOT COMMERCIALLY VIABLE, and they do this even though it doesn't pay the rent. Like, I honestly don't even know what your point is except to deny reality.

[–] tlou3please@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

He's answering the question of why it's not more popular. And he's right.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Then expect Peertube to be more niche as no one wants to post to it.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

okay? it's meeting my use cases, tell me why I care?

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 6 points 5 months ago

The discussion is on how to get more people to use it.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nothing is wrong with that at all. But you're never going to get enough content to increase your total subscriber base as long as your creators have to spend most of their time working other jobs.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What if I'm not manufacturing content, what if I just have things I want to say? Why can't we have one fucking platform that isn't monetized?

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 months ago

Sure. Absolutely.

But that's not what this thread is about and that isn't what I was replying to. If you want to start a thread saying "Why PeerTube doesn't need to grow to be a great place." knock yourself out. I agree with you.

But this thread specifically is about, and I quote..

...possibly even becoming a serious alternative to YouTube?

And for that, you need monetization.

Stay on topic.