That's not what I'm saying, but these people choose to upload their content to YouTube specifically, so what's your point?
Ricaz
joined 1 year ago
So don't buy a fucking iPhone or a Google Pixel or whatever, it's your choice.
Google controls 90% of the internet
Google doesn't control shit, and you're referring to the web, not the internet. Nobody forces you to use YouTube, Maps or their search engine. The websites you visit choose to incorporate Google analytics and ads, which you can easily block if you feel enslaved in that sense.
Nobody is forcing you to use their services.
I was never really on Digg, even though I was on the Internet since the early 00's, but yeah, everything dies eventually.
Can't think of anything aside from some obscure message boards that still exist today.
Reddit could suffer a 50% user drop and still make bank, but that won't happen within the decade.
Enthusiasts who want to earn money off the platform, yes.
Boost for Lemmy is coming though
It amazes me how entitled these Internet hippies are nowadays. You can't expect someone to provide such a huge service for free. If you don't like ads, pay for it. It's like $5 per month when you pay as a group..
Yeah, they should provide thousands of gigiabits of video streaming to everyone for free. It's our right!
No, I don't think there is a "not insignificant" number of people who would jump ship. We're literally just a few nerds who dislike the monolithic corporate structure and care about privacy. Stop pretending the whole world is in the same boat. It's turning into a weird tinfoil conspiracy.
It's fine that we like it here, and I'm glad that we have an alternative, but people need to wake up and realize this isn't some huge activist movement where we're pwning "the man". They don't give two shits about these dumbass protests. They will do whatever necessary to continue growing and earning money. So stop giving a shit about them, stop talking about reddit, and just be happy users have the power with Lemmy.
My point is that nothing is free. You can't have it both ways.