this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2025
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So, given AI is destroying YT, if you're any sort of a creator at all, even if you just have some random posts from years ago that you uploaded with no intention of getting popular, you really should move your stuff to PeerTube, ideally on a self-hosted instance if you have the hardware to spare, while you still can, because things are only going to get worse for YT.

Even Odysee is a decent alternative if you want more traction, but PeerTube is more ideal as an alternative platform due to having the ability to self-host an instance there and have complete control of your content and presence down to owning the infrastructure you're posting on.

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[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think it's because there was a time where the Internet wasn't completely usurped by corpos yet. YouTube was phenomenal in its prime. YouTube alternatives that try to take root today can never have the same popularity or success as YouTube because they are trying to begin thrive in a completely different ecosystem. It's certainly admirable to try and salvage the wasteland it's become with pushes towards alternatives but it's just not realistic.

That and user base is important for a content creator and their options are to suck up the shitty parts of media sites or shoot themselves in the foot trying to reach an audience.

Edit: I understand the irony of posting this on lemmy: a federated reddit alternative, but I'm here mostly because I'm a spiteful hermit who doesn't want the general population's company.