• JackGreenEarth
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    61 year ago

    We’d need Odysee or PeerTube to be a serious competitor people could switch to first.

    • @couragethebravedog@lemmy.world
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      111 year ago

      No user hosted video platform can succeed unless the hoster gets massive amounts of donations. The storage costs alone would be astronomical, but the real kicker would be the power bill. Transcoding to numerous people at different qualities requires tons of power.

      • JackGreenEarth
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        -11 year ago

        Why does it need to be profitable? An open source solution developed by volunteers only needs to sustain itself.