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Re:Show HN: A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp by jrm4 on Saturday March 15, 2025 @10:18PM (#43376514)
I mean, the root of the problem is that there is essentially only one "Youtube" that isn't a public service. Not sure if you make this better by leaning into it or not.
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Re:Show HN: A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp by phantomathkg on Saturday March 15, 2025 @11:59PM (#43376861)
Why should it be a public service?
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Re:Show HN: A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp by jhasse on Sunday March 16, 2025 @03:17PM (#43381393)
Because it's such an integral part of every day life for many people.
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Re:Show HN: A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp by jrm4 on Sunday March 16, 2025 @05:24PM (#43382465)
Pretty much everything that's

- High fixed cost

- Low or zero marginal cost

and

- very important to a lot of people

fits the bill for a public service?

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