Why do people use youtube?

[Flowernose]

They do stupid crap and other platforms exist yet almost everyone still sticks with youtube

[mr_raze]

^ nothing really as far as I know. Rumble and Bitchute both kinda suck.

it's crazy to me how Youtube loses money every year but they are owned by Google and have tons of cash.

[videomike_Ultimate_Plushie]

I think the better question is: Why do people use ONLY youtube. Using youtube is obvious, the raw viewbase. But youtube isn't an exclusivity thing, you can post in multiple places (which I believe might be legally impossible to prevent to being a service platform). I don't know why people don't jsut use Youtube for the algorithm and put a giant "go to these other places for the unedited proper video!"

[Sylveon]

mr_raze님이 먼저 게시:

^ nothing really as far as I know. Rumble and Bitchute both kinda suck.

it's crazy to me how Youtube loses money every year but they are owned by Google and have tons of cash.

making update that people didnt ask for = lost profit

[Mauserich]

Because it exists

[Sylveon]

mr_raze님이 먼저 게시:

because TikTok is awful

both website have absolute garbage layout ive seen mwaaa!!1111!!!

[yes copyright sounds]

Dankpods

[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

Flowernose님이 먼저 게시:

They do stupid crap and other platforms exist yet almost everyone still sticks with youtube

same reason people use amazon google shop at wal mart etc.

convenience and lack of an equal competitor to replace it

[Sylveon]

Fumo Gaming님이 먼저 게시:

Flowernose님이 먼저 게시:

They do stupid crap and other platforms exist yet almost everyone still sticks with youtube

same reason people use amazon google shop at wal mart etc.

convenience and lack of an equal competitor to replace it

without these , these NPC will die slowly

[Bagel]

Why would I want to watch some crypto bro’s and conspiracy terrorist video platforms? I rather stick to youtube.

[nohuman]

It's definitely not for the finely crafted comment system. That much is known.

[tyl0413]

odysee.com

[saranacX]

Because it has a crapload of good content for those who don't gravitate to garbo like most people who complain about it.

[Tristin]

It is without a doubt becoming a fest of wannabes and literal crap-load videos that just aim for monetization and popularity. And youtube has not regulated in any way to quality of content of video, as they also do make money in the process of this fest. But among all that, hidden are good documentaries and actual good content videos. Its harder to maneuver to reach them now, but it is there.

[tyl0413]

Tristin님이 먼저 게시:

It is without a doubt becoming a fest of wannabes and literal crap-load videos that just aim for monetization and popularity. And youtube has not regulated in any way to quality of content of video, as they also do make money in the process of this fest. But among all that, hidden are good documentaries and actual good content videos. Its harder to maneuver to reach them now, but it is there.

Anyone making worthwhile content should just move to odysee, leave YT as the tiktok wannabe it wants to so desperately be.
Only problem then is the load of old content that would never get backed up, I wish YT was bought by a slightly less trash company but that's not gonna happen so just gotta put up with it.
Just block all the ads and trackers, don't use anything else google, sucks but best that can be done.

[Triple G]

It´s the most popular platform - and usually i´m not looking for random content, if it´s not about music, but i enter something in the search bar, like some game guide. Youtube gives the most results. But i avoid looking longer and more popular videos there, as one commercial break every two minutes is a bit too much - i usually stop watching it after the second break. And yes i know that ad blockers exist, but i like the idea better to not buy the products which are advertised there. I´m just unsure what to do when it´s an ad by the government...

Really long videos like an online tournament, or videos with few views don´t have those. Also music videos don´t have these - and the German broadcast stuff doesn´t have commercial breaks either. Else i´m not that interested in reaction videos, or what individual people might think to spread on some online video platform - which is probably most of the content. When i want other entertainment i play a game and if it´s about opinions i can rather talk to people, or play the investigative journalist myself. First hand experience is underrated imho.