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RE: AMA – Creator of Dtube is on LIVE!
First of all, thank you for what you have built. My question is are you thinking of directing more of your attention work-wise towards the development of Dtube now that you have seen the communities response?
I am a very lazy person. I also get bored of anything really quickly. Novelty and curiosity are what drives me generally. Right now, I am more motivated than ever for DTube, but I know it will slowly fade. DTube won't be a long-term thing for me for the reason that it's incompatible with my personality. Also, DTube is a 'risky' project because of copyrighted / extremist contents. Even though I am prepared and would defend myself in front of a court, sometimes justice can be blind. Running DTube as a business, with me as the 'CEO' is insane in my opinion.
I will work on it non-stop until I reach what I consider to be version 1.0. After that, I will open source it and the community will be able to continue the project further if they want.
I can't imagine you being lazy, coming up with such an amazingly disruptive thing as Dtube, Thank you for the honesty of your response. Like @dan you probably have other ideas up your sleeve and it is the creative process which you get the kick out of. Releasing Dtube into the wild seems like a great solution to issues you highlighted.
Pleasant honest answer. I know exactly what you mean... I don't know how some people can be passionate about one single project for more that a few months. I always try to rotate between different parallel projects.
And I was just about to ask the open source question. Thanks for answering that one! :)
There is a difference in lazy people. The average lazy person does little to nothing ever. Then you have the smart lazy people who want to start something and then get bored after a few months. The key to supporting the development of something such as DTube requires a fast growth of users. With small growth, I can see developers getting lazy. But I do believe that this network can grow but needs much more development at the moment. Certainly not ready for the average Joe that thinks sites just pop into existence overnight.
I see that Dtube is a great idea, it can be very sustainable. The current content of the DTube platform (mostly + 98%) does not contain copyright.
Now, it's time (I think) to release the code, and so help you. This project does not deserve to die.
Youtube, currently, is undergoing changes in monetization, that would help enough that Dtube grows a lot. Honestly, I myself would start creating content (I'm new to Steem) for its platform and even invite the communities and forums of my country to do it.