Why Yewtu.be Was Down?

Re:Why Yewtu.be Was Down? by gymbeaux on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @07:41PM (#36593895)

yeah I'm done with Linus Tech Tips videos for that reason. Knowing them, their Floatplane (YouTube/Twitch competitor) platform has the "after this segue... from our sponsor!" bits edited out. Like even they know YouTube is dying.

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Re:Why Yewtu.be Was Down? by no_carrier on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @08:36PM (#36594266)

> Like even they know YouTube is dying

I'm not sure how you drew that conclusion. Of course Floatplane subscribers get the sponsorships edited out, that's the benefit of being a sponsor.

LTT was worried about their Youtube dependence, so created Floatplane. The fact of the matter is they wouldn't be in existence without Youtube and would probably die, even with Floatplane now existing.

There's no evidence anywhere that Youtube is dying.

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Re:Why Yewtu.be Was Down? by gymbeaux on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @01:22AM (#36595805)

The advent of competitors isn’t evidence? Why would they spend millions to build an entire YouTube competitor?

I’m not sure how you can say “YouTube isn’t dying” and “LTT is worried about relying on YouTube” in the same breath. Linus was always complaining about YouTube from a creator’s POV.

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Re:Why Yewtu.be Was Down? by midasuni on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @06:05PM (#36607836)

It would be a foolish person to build their company in the success of another than have no say about.

The local farmer sells to 10 shops. Each shop buys from 10 farmers.

Sure you can hitch your wagon. It’s a massive risk, sometimes unavoidable. It makes perfect sense to diversify your supply chain.

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