> And yet any media player beats it at its core functionality: video playback.

But can you build a democratic 24/7 music/video feed with a native video playback app? Maybe, but it is much easier with the web. And it has already been done:

http://botwillacceptanything.com:3000/video

https://github.com/botwillacceptanything/botwillacceptanythi...

I invite anyone with the time and inclination to submit a pull request that changes the content of the video feed.