Replacing Youtube is really hard!

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Replacing Youtube is really hard! - Lemmy

I thought odysee is a better alternative for youtube and offers much more privacy. But it’s not. So disappointed. Feeling hard to quit youtube because of other platforms doesn’t have much better or quality contents expecially no instance of peertube is truly usable. 🤥

I would love if someone could answer this with quick examples. What exactly are people watching on YouTube that can’t be replaced elsewhere? If I’m needing informational content I will generally seek it out in textual format, as it’s painful to sit through a video on that sort of thing. And if it’s entertainment, there are many other options.
I recently watched a 10-hour video essay on Harry Potter. I can only find stuff like that on YouTube.
That’s overkill. Shaun’s video on Harry Potter is less than two hours long and tells you all you need to know.