The only thing I have a problem with is it lacks so many small things old reddit has, hard to explain. Fix them and it’s perfect.

1. Show posts and comments separately on a profile.
2. Seeing comments should require us to click the big children not small + on controversial comments.
3. Allowed videos to actually be posted.
4. Show a number on the mail not just a red outline.
5. But this is pedantic seeing karma totals.

The first 4 would really help

It’s undeniable that this UI is superior to all other formats of messages boards

Reddit started in 2005 and actually used bots to give the illusion of activity before it got big, it was a place for communities to have a hub and explore others when nothing like it had existed. Lemmy doesn’t have that luxury people who don’t like reddit for 1 reason or another will go to Lemmy if they know it exists.

Somehow make enough to pay for a legit ad

The rich pretend they’re all powerful but really they have a much less secure money source. Where as we know our money is ours the rich can lose everything like that. Elon could go broke in a single day he’s on his way out of the billionaire club because now everyone hates him

You think people didn’t used to have jobs?

Back then videos were a lot less produced and more raw style. When I first started using/watching youtube in 07 content was a lot quicker to make.

“Quality” is subjective and doesn’t necessarily require much money.

The requiring money isn’t about cost to produce its the time it takes. Most successful channels now have several hours of editing for each video because the average standard of videos now looks like it could be produced for TV.

Thousands of people already are. Myself included. And it’s not “just for fun”, it’s because we don’t want to subject ourselves to abusive and invasive corporations.

I agree with this on paper, but in practice the “customer base” is currently Youtube and TikTok. If I want to create a serious channel with a lot of views and a large community I’d need to spend all my free time making and editing videos and without a real chance to monetize its just not worth it.

Most people don’t start making videos to make money. In the early Tube days there was no money.

Not anymore, people have jobs which take up at least 8 hours of their day, sleep another lets round it to 8 hours, then other responsibilities. Anyone who seriously want to make quality videos on a consistent schedule wants to make money and the end goal being to turn it into their job.

PeerTube only has 1 less avenue for monetization than YT, among dozens.

People on Youtube are much more easily able to make money and make a living. Most of it actually has nothing to do with Youtube other than the fact that Youtube provides them with a base of billions of potential viewers.

1. AdSense which is hands down the worst of them.
2. Sponsors allow people to decide who they are willing to show on their videos and makes people decent money especially bigger creators. That’s not going to happen on smaller platforms.
3. Patrion this is probably the biggest one people are able to get consistent monthly income and make Youtube their full time job.
4. Creator made subscription platforms. This is another big perk I pay for 2 curiosity stream and the history one.

No one is going to a platform thats “just for fun” because content quality will suffer and be less enjoyable for creators.

Lol why does AI need to be in ask photos when I search for a photo google can already find it with just the discription a lone for exaple License plate, name of person, time of year its so good. Just give up on the google AI please.