• aaro [they/them]
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    4 months ago

    you're right, 1) within the confines of capitalism, 2) assuming YouTube is operating like a utility, and 3) not worrying about what they do with their half of the revenue. Really, YouTube should be operated by the state at a loss and as a utility, but yeah, as a market product, it does sorta make sense that they have to charge for it and get really nasty as soon as people don't wanna pay.

    • nohaybanda [he/him]
      cake
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      4 months ago

      The only state I’d trust to run YouTube would be North Korea

      • Dessa [she/her]
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        4 months ago

        Every video will be required to have kim jong il. Also, it will be forbidden to have kim jong il in your video

    • peppersky [he/him, any]
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      4 months ago

      in agreement with you, except under communism there will be no need for youtube (as it would be nothing but a giant money and technologyhole), as we'll just have communal television, communal cinemas, communal theaters and communal video stores instead.

      • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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        4 months ago

        communal television, communal cinemas, communal theaters and communal video stores

        In which one of these will four hour video essays be found

        • peppersky [he/him, any]
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          4 months ago

          there will be local chapters where you and your friends can be the game grumps and people will watch you live on stage playing videogames and be delighted by your live commentary

      • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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        4 months ago

        I think youtube style stuff could absolutely exist under communism, just that it would be like old youtube, people making videos for fun, and sharing it because they want people to see it, not to make money.

      • AlicePraxis [any]
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        4 months ago

        under communism there will be no need for youtube ... as we'll just have communal television, communal cinemas, communal theaters and communal video stores instead

        the most valuable thing about YouTube is the amount of tutorials on there, and watching tutorials is generally a solitary activity

        • peppersky [he/him, any]
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          4 months ago

          Tutorials are better in text form anyway. Also once again, not like "how to" videos weren't made in abundance during the video boom