As for me, I do miss old YouTube #gaming content too.

I wish #video selfhosting was easier and cheaper, and that software like #PeerTube had vastly better social features. The biggest issue PeerTube has is content discovery. Nobody knows where to find consistent high-quality content, and trash and spam is everywhere you look. That's why nobody spends time browsing on the platform, which in turn disincentivises high-quality content creation.

A video platform that rightfully refuses to implement content recommendation algorithms must rely on word of mouth for people to find and follow good content, which requires community building between content creators and the audience.

If I published a video tomorrow, a good chunk of y'all would possibly watch it. That's only possible because you followed me, because you know of me, because we regularly interact. This effect needs to be strengthenedn

PeerTube has nearly zero social features, though. No text posts, no timelines, no polls, no channel discussion/fan forums, nothing. Right now you need to communicate with your viewers off-site, with a completely different #Fedi account, despite PeerTube being #ActivityPub compatible! That's offputting and cumbersome.

#YouTube #FediMeta #Fediverse