The only real attempt at monetisation that I’ve seen is https://beetoons.tv/, but they use their own crypto - making it like Odysee. Why is that?

Edit: Please, before you answer consider this monetisation doesn’t mean ads!

  • rglullisAEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Hey! Nice to see the interop between Mastodon and Lemmy working. :)

    To the point of the discussion: I’m not saying that it’s “all about the money”. I’m saying that “some” money is needed. Could you honestly say that you could make a move your YT channel to Peertube just out of principle, regardless of financial consequences?

    • Jeff Geerling@mastodon.social
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      5 months ago

      @rglullis No. YouTube is literally the only video platform on the planet, today, where you can develop an organic audience (especially if you want that audience to provide enough support to live on). Peertube, while the tech/philosophy is different, is like other ‘alt’ video platforms like Odysee, in that the current potential audience is extremely limited, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.