So comparing DTube and YouTube isn’t fair unless you look at the evolution of the platforms along with their subsequent hurdles they had to overcome....

First off DTube started off ahead as it’s monetized right from day one where YT was not for at least the first few years furthermore both platforms had multiple issues with lost uploads(very early YT).

Secondly YT had to build the online file hosting systems and evolve them to fit their needs thus the beginning of cloud style expand on demand systems. Tech with DTube is still evolving but immediately you have the option of hosting your own files in a true decentralized manner which means no one I repeat no one can censor your creations with IPFS self hosted files. It is a decentralized system we are working with which means no central body to take down and expanding their network for file support is widely encouraged, think about how successful torrents have been. There are systems being built such as Nebulus App which will make it so you can pay for hosting your files very simply and with minimal expense if you choose not to run your own ipfs node, remember we can earn from videos on day one of DTube launch.

My solution to the hosting/playability/upload problem is to create a desktop app for uploading that also operates as an all in one IPFS node making self hosting simple and automatic. This should also eliminate the problems of uploading as you would only be submitting your hashes already generated for pinning on the DTube node for extra bandwidth and well it would be your choice when to eliminate the files.

If you don’t see the value in a decentralized video platform feel free to link your YouTube videos but I doubt your posts will get much in the way of attention or income and you will need to be wary of censorship.

What I see as DTube’s biggest strength is the fact we already have a fairly tight knit group of creators within the DTube community which it took years to build up to that with YT.

Comparing the two platforms side by side isn’t quite fair or accurate unless you plot the evolution on a timeline and speculate where DTube will be after the same amount of time.

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