[Morizero]

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[cayley_graph]

He wants to reach as large an audience as possible, and being perfectly principled isn't the way to go. Self-hosted platforms are great if you want to preach to the choir.

[Morizero]

I'm not saying there aren't benefits or that it doesn't work. Sometimes people have to buy self-help books about not shopping or eat more food to lose weight. It's still ironic.

[francislavoie]

He's involved with https://grayjay.app/ btw. Of all people to criticize for using YouTube as a platform, he's the last.

[dinkumthinkum]

He's primarily about "right to repair" physical things, not so much self-hosting videos. I think its an important message and he has really spent an enormous amount of time and resources on it and I don't know if he has gotten much benefit from it other than, arguably, publicity.

[bryanrasmussen]

it doesn't seem like they care very much about owning videos, the irony would be more if they rented a tractor to drive up to your house and explain the issue.

[cdman]

That's were most of the eyeballs are.

[simion314]

He is talking about owning the things you purchase with your money. LIke say you buy a device but you are not allowed to repair it or upgrade it, you "buy" a piece of software but you do not actually own it or have any rights on it.

[jeffbee]

What's ironic about using a reliable, free platform to reach your 2.2 million subscribers with what would otherwise be a difficult and expensive to distribute video?

[Morizero]

I don't think you understand irony. Announcing a campaign for ownership via an outlet you don't own is ironic. Read the definition. Irony is not a comment on the campaign's actual or potential efficacy.

[Morizero]

"Appeal to accomplishment" fallacy and you have no idea what I've accomplished in my life.