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Wonder if federated youtube would work where people host their own content or join up to get a server as a group. That way the home videos nobody watches would not take up the space while big shots need to get better servers to support the view counts.

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This is what I advocate for. The caveat, but also the reason it will work (accordig to me) is that it’s not monetised.

There would thus also not be very many dopamine videos (or ragebait etc), those are made to make money.

Also, if it isn’t for making money, then the scope is no longer a big problem (you don’t need the “line to go up” and get “more followers”) and distribution becomes much simpler.

I’ll gladly share a bunch of videos to see how it could function, I have a 0.7Gb up but can easily switch to a 10Gb up.

Thoughts?

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Stop!!! You cant watch content unless you hand over your identification papers sir.

While you are here may i interest you in our other entrances which are further away from where you actually wanted to go and will also stop you from entering without providing identification.

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You’re right, those videos look like total garbage

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Was speaking the login requirement but the ads for other videos is insult to injury

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Even if you’re logged out, YouTube still recommends videos based on your viewing habits.

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Ok

Not an advid watcher so they are just going off what ever link I happen to click any given day.

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I’m hosting Invidious locally via Docker and don’t have to deal with this shit.

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The most annoying thing for me is that I am logged in and embedded videos are still broken.

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Third party cookies. You don’t want them.

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Enshittification

!enshittification@lemmy.world

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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