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Anyone else dismayed by the limited success and adoption of Odysee (YT alternative) when it comes to Reddit alternatives? (self.technology)

submitted 2 years ago by T0rrent01 to c/technology

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So YouTube has a lot of problems, there's no denying that. Frivolous and selective (not to mention automated) copyright enforcement, bureaucratic termination appeal system, COPPA idiocy, the whole clusterfuck that is monetization, etc?

In contrast, Odysee is this open-source video platform that fixes many of these problems. It took of, like, I dunno, a year ago? Thing is, it's still very inactive and dead. A lot of YouTubers have pined for a massive exodus from YouTube, which might sound familiar for many of us Lemmings here. Yet, the majority of them can't seem to let it go, since YouTube/Google pretty much exercises a monopoly on the online video sharing industry.

What worries me is that Reddit alternatives, such as Lemmy, Mastodon, or kbin, could see a similar fate to YouTube alternatives like Odysee or BitChute. I'd love to see people quit Reddit en masse and hopefully find a "safe harbor" some place like here, but I'm hearing about realistic concerns regarding even the viability of this site's databases, so I feel like the actual outcome will be more of a small dent than a massive crater.

Which is exactly what Huffman wants and he knows it.

Ugh, I hate this awful corporate creativity-stifling timeline.

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[–] T0rrent01 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's so sad and ironic is that actual shopping malls had charm and character before the internet accelerated their decline and caused many to close.

What's even more sad and ironic is that shopping malls themselves caused the same thing with small businesses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Honestly early versions of Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, all have charm and character when I think back to their starts. Just like malls, ha.

However, the current versions of social media all feels like outdoor shopping centers rather than community malls. No talking to other people or sense of community, just straight into the products to BUY BUY BUY.