Seems like there are a few bugs. I still subscribed. I hope this succeeds.
Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
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Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#12https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa
And yet there are still swaths of HN commenters claiming that people would surely support paid, ad-free alternatives to YT, if only they existed. Well, this is try two. Think people will still try to claim it’s a viable model over ads after this one?
I honestly think it is, and becoming more so. I've personally already signed up for YouTube premium, because I hate ads. I've signed up to this as well.
I'd gladly pay for quality content. My time is worth it. And are most people's.
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#13Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#14>No algorithm.
A personal observation...
On that Nebula site, I see creators like CGP Grey, Wendover Productions, Real Engineering, etc. I learned about their existence from Youtube's algorithmic suggestions. Probably 99% of any channel I watch regularly on Youtube came from algorithms instead of url referrals of HN or reddit.
Yes, algorithms have a dark side such as the ElsaGate situation. All I can say is that they were effective in suggesting the type of topics (education) I like.
Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#15> No algorithm
They are conflating what they care about vs. what the audience cares about.
Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#16https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa
And yet there are still swaths of HN commenters claiming that people would surely support paid, ad-free alternatives to YT, if only they existed. Well, this is try two. Think people will still try to claim it’s a viable model over ads after this one?
> Well, this is try two. Think people will still try to claim it’s a viable model over ads after this one?
Is Nebula shooting for organic growth, or did they take VC money like Vidme did?
If Nebula took VC money, they are as equally doomed.
Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#17https://medium.com/vidme/goodbye-for-now-120b40becafa
And yet there are still swaths of HN commenters claiming that people would surely support paid, ad-free alternatives to YT, if only they existed. Well, this is try two. Think people will still try to claim it’s a viable model over ads after this one?
> And yet there are still swaths of HN commenters claiming that people would surely support paid, ad-free alternatives to YT, if only they existed.
Nobody will and whoever claims that is either 1) mad wealthy or 2) out of touch. Or both.
Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#18I don't see this working better than something like peertube. We don't need centralized alternatives, we need decentralized alternatives.
Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#19How could they possibly challenge a Monopoly like YouTube?
Re: Nebula: A paid alternative to YouTube, curated by the creators
#20Seems like more and more "content creators" are getting into the platforms business, and I genuinely don't think many, if any of them are going to succeed. If Legendary Pictures, with their Chinese government money and big acquisitions of Nerdist and Geek and Sundry couldn't make their subscription site work, what makes these guys think they'll be any different? As a consumer of content, I don't want dozens of different platforms, all taking a share of my wallet and attention, I want one single platform with all of the content.