One of those youtube is going down the tube threads

[Theodor]

Youtube has made a lot of changes over the years, most have been frowned upon, by users. Many also by creators. It is clear that their dominance on the streaming world is not going to end any time soon, but...
With youtube lowering the bitrate for lower, more manageable resolutions, messing up the user interface more and more, unsubscribing people without them knowing, losing comments in to some black holes, and many other irritating improvements, one has to ask. Has any of you thought about backing the channel up to another platform?
With the decentralization and self hosting movement being more popular than ever, Peertube seems quite tempting, but not quite in my budget to set more servers and proper backup infrastructure up.

 

[Slorida]

I've considered other options in the past, none seemed as friendly to bikers in terms of content awareness, but it probably is about time to look again.

Youtube seems to be aiming itself more towards the 'braindead' generation, with short form content the preferred choice over long or even medium form content, but with most video sharing sites going the same way, is there really a choice?

 

[Theodor]

No other platform is ever going to be comparable if the aim is to make money with the videos. There is no point in dreaming about that. Also I don't think that there are any comparable platforms, for catching new audience, better than Youtube, be the algorithms what they are.
However, if the aim is to exchange videos within the community, then I am sure few of the alternative platforms are definitely viable. My thought is not to abandon Youtube, but to find a second platform, which could serve as a backup, if Youtube goes any further with downgrading older or lower resolution videos. What I consider precious in my channel are the travel videos and I want to keep them in good condition, no matter the age. I want to still be able to watch them one day, if I can't ride anymore. Most random vlogs can go.

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[Drakhen99]

I haven't thought about another platform. And my channels pay for my new gear, so I'm sticking with it for now.

I just don't have the bandwidth for any more channels/platforms at this point.

-John