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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Everyone should check out PeerTube sometime, the UX has improved a lot and there's a decent amount of content too. I recommend installing the PeerTube Companion app. It shows a popup on YouTube if you've clicked on a video that is also available on PeerTube.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How is discoverability in PeerTube? That was the sticking point for me with PeerTube as with Mastodon last time I looked. It was not easy to discover what's out there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Still not that great, I rely on the companion to redirect me to channels through YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

Yeah this is the kicker for me and for most others. It won't ever replace youtube until it can implement similar discoverability features and improve the onboarding process. Youtube is run by the shitlords, yes, but it's also a service that has no equal, literally has no peers. Until it does, it will remain uncontested and they'll be able to get away with whatever policy changes please them (and their dictator-in-chief. And their shareholders)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago

Yeah best we have right now is subscribing to the lemmy/piefed communities like /c/peertube and seeing what you like. For better or for worse, there is no algorithm. Moreso in peertube than others.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Nebula.tv

and

Means.tv

both offer more curated platforms that arent owned and operated by the broligarchy

I realize Peertube is free and Floss but it's esoteric and lacking buy in; like a great open source console with no games. (Whats more if you dont use a VPN it can be used to track your view history, iirc)

I'm broke af but planning on getting subscriptions to both asap; real shit bc if the monetization model is "free" (ads) then you the viewer are the product, units for their ecomomy.

and they'll canibalize you when their done with queer people, brown people and other marginalized folks like me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

what's the best queer friendly instance? :^

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I don't know, but here's a list of instances https://joinpeertube.org/instances