cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/48513684

Admittedly a risky crosspost, but cannot find conflicting community rules. I believe the possible discussion justifies it.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/[email protected]/p/999813/what-s-stopping-you-from-using-peertube

Or ‘What is PeerTube lacking that you simply cannot do without?’

I believe it’s a safe assumption that fediverse users want to move away from the monopolies and closed gardens so often associated with video streaming, and yet it’s not a task that’s ever been made easy. Maybe an ounce of inspiration is the cue we need, and so my question to you is; What’s Stopping you from using PeerTube?

  • csolisr@hub.azkware.net
    2·
    1 month ago

    I use Peertube as a viewer, not as a creator. It’s a vicious cycle: too few people mirror their channels on the Fediverse, which means too few people follow the channels that do appear there, which makes other creators wary of bothering with Peertube. Add to that the cost of hosting large videos in the long term, and the options become scarce for novices, as most instances need to be invite-only and with limited storage per user.

  • Signtist@bookwyr.meEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    I remember when youtube first came out. Thinking it was some kind of online TV, I searched for “The Simpsons” and got no results besides a low-quality upload of The Bartman music video. I decided there wasn’t really anything there for me and I left, not returning until several years later when there was content there that I wanted to watch and couldn’t find on TV. Now I primarily watch youtube, and again I find myself not wanting to switch to peertube until there’s enough content there that I want to watch but can’t find on youtube.