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Gradually_AdjustingHow great would it be if YouTube died?
JackGreenEarthWe’d need Odysee or PeerTube to be a serious competitor people could switch to first.
The technical challenge alone would be difficult to tackle, but it doesn’t solve problems with a viable business model.
Consumers expect production quality that only can be archived with full-time content creators, which is only possible with revenue sharing. Combined with the massive operation costs, you are going to need a substantial amount of ads.
YouTube with targeted ads has only recently been able to run net positive, a less aggressive business model probably isn’t going to be profitable, at least not as a fully free to use platform.
Why does it need to be profitable? An open source solution developed by volunteers only needs to sustain itself.