While many people try to believe that DTube will replace YouTube, I think people need to understand the motivations of people that are here vs YouTube. On YouTube, you don't get paid for commenting and all that and so people go there for genuine entertainment unless they have another agenda. On DTube, people want their content to be seen, but also have money, upvotes, success of this blockchain on their mind and that changes their wants from this platform. It doesn't mean it is wrong or any of that, it just means that users come here for a different reason than YouTube. Because of these needs, I don't think people are totally open to simply enjoying the content on this platform like they are on YouTube.
There is something interesting a noticed. There is a user on DTube that copies popular videos from other social media sites like YouTube and posts them onto DTube. The weird thing is, if I saw those videos on my YouTube feed, I would feel a strong urge to watch the video because it looks so enticing. However, when I see that same video on DTube, I actually don't feel that strong desire to watch the video. So basically, the same video on YouTube that really entices me to click and watch will create a different feeling (one of disinterest) if it is posted on DTube. I don't know why... Something about YouTube makes me want to watch it more over there than here.
We can't say what content is good or bad, but we can tell which content is engaging and not. There are plenty of videos that are not the best quality, but go viral and other videos with professional production teams that get hardly any views.
I think DTube is similar to Vimeo. Vimeo is full of content creators and videographers trying to get noticed. Very few people go to Vimeo just to watch videos for entertainment. The ones that do watch videos are mentally occupied with their own content and success to actually fully engage with other people's content even if it is really high quality. I think most people over there would only watch other videos casually if they have the time but it isn't a priority. Likewise, most people don't use LinkedIn to just make friends. Their personal gain is always in the back of their mind. Meanwhile, cat videos get millions of views, comments and shares from YouTube with very poor production quality.
YouTuber User's Priority: Entertainment
DTube/Vimeo User's Priority: Exposure/Financial Gain
That doesn't mean DTube will fail. It just means it isn't designed to replace YouTube. There may be a new innovative use for DTube that can trump YouTube that we haven't tapped into yet.
Nailed it. You very concisely hit something that I didn’t really have the words for. You get so involved with your own content that you fail to make time for others and there is an understood, but unspoken reality that creators are here to promote their own content and have to operate with that understanding at the core of their actions. I think what I’m seeing more frequently is the incentive to pander towards whales is driving those creators towards less interesting content and that is effecting how I engage.
Thanks for the post. Just hit a lot of things I’ve been thinking of.
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Interesting way to see the difference between the two. I think we are too soon in to be able to say definitly. I believe DTube has a lot of change ahead as it grows.
@kenanqhd you couldn't have said it better. Thanks for the reply. 100% agreed.
Same principle applies to the whole ecosystem. In the end most interactions are fueled by money gaining.
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