• zekiz@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    But reddit is fundamentally built different than other social media platforms. Reddit is more like a collection of forums than a social media platform. The only thing that keeps people on reddit is the content and that can be moved.

    On Youtube its the Algorithm and the Content Creators that keep people to use the platform. PeerTube and LBRY simply don’t have the creators Youtube has.

    On reddit people choose what to see. On YouTube the algorithm simply is wayy more important than on reddit.

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      1 year ago

      Exactly, it’s about creators and content. If enough creators get ticked off, they move, content moves with them and users follow.

      Let’s not overestimate the algorithm too much. Big Tech thinks it’s some godsend technology, but it’s just another buzzword meaning “stream of content”. If you don’t have any special care about what you’re looking at, then you can just scroll r/all or the TikTok front page, algorithm or not. And if you want some particular creators, you go where they go.