Notices by Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)

People who are suggesting that the Colbert show and others who are being pressured out by the current administration, should then start up a PeerTube instance and figure out a way to monetize it, either have no idea how a show like Colbert is funded, or have no idea how PeerTube works and what it’s purpose is.

I mean, essentially what you’re suggesting is that a five star Michelin restaurant close their doors and start handing out food on the corner for tips.

Really?

@zalasur It’s not just that. I mean, if an administration can force a network to drop a show, how hard do you think it would be for them to get a server provider to stop hosting them if they jumped to PeerTube or wherever? Even if they hosted in a foreign country, all the administration would have to do is get your ISP to block it.

Sometimes it's just best to lean in to the absurdism.

Sunday?

Yesterday was Saturday?

Are we sure about that? Who can we get to double check?

And no I will not trust "Big Calendar". I know what they are up to and I will never forgive them.

Only 258 more followers to go and I can FINALLY get that federated toaster I've been wanting with all of the Fedi clout I've gained.

This is going to be a long rant. So buckle up.

MOST (not all) people on the Fedi don't support PeerTube content.

They might see a video in their feed, but they aren't going to watch it. And they DEFINITELY aren't browsing anyone's PeerTube instance to find videos to watch.

Everyday I see really well made videos get 14 views after a week. Even if I go to one of the more popular instances I see videos that have been up for 6 months with only 400 views. And yeah, that seems like a lot.

P.1

Views.
Feedback.
Likes.

These are the three things that help to motivate people to make better content. But since peoples standards are so high, there's no motivation to do more.

So you want better content, but you aren't willing to encourage the people making the content, to make more and to improve?

Got it.

But, that's not the only problem that I see...

P4.

Now, I know a lot of you are gonna cry "It's because there's no good content!". Which is fine, you're can have that opinion.

You'd just be wrong.

There's plenty of good content. There's also a lot of content that's just, average. Made by everyday people with a cell phone, trying to find others who are similarly interested. Those videos may not be high quality, but there is intention and effort being put into them.

And do you want to guess what motivates them? Views.

P3.

Until you realize that there are around 2 million active users on the Fedi. That means even IF a video gets 6000 views. That's still only 0.3%.

And yes, of course that person didn't get their video out in front of 2 million users. They probably only got it out to a few hundred who shared it, but that's not the point. Even if that video was shared 40,000 times, that's only 2 percent of the Fedi. The point is that the majority of the people on the Fedi don't use PeerTube.

P2.

Oh and none of this has anything to do with my own low view videos. I'm not that self absorbed. This is about everyone. I believe in the Fedi and I believe in PeerTube. I just don't understand why people aren't willing to watch or boost?

And of course, if you do watch and boost, thank you. I just wish more people did.

I think people like the idea of PeerTube, and time has shown that they are willing to do so with their hard earned $$$, but when it comes down to it, they don't actually care about the videos themselves. If they did, there would be more views on peoples videos and I'd see them shared more often.

PeerTube has some great content on it if you take the time to look.

(end of rant)

Here on Mastodon. I rarely see PeerTube videos being boosted. @FediVideo suggest great videos almost everyday, with hardly 30 boosts. That's with over 8k followers. 30.

And all of this for me leads to only one conclusion. That people on the Fedi for the most part, do not care about PeerTube.

Maybe I'm wrong. But after having helped moderate a PeerTube instance and just looking at the numbers, it's hard for me to see where my thinking is mislead.

P.6

Another reason videos don't get seen more is that people don't share them or at least if they do, a large percentage of those that share, don't actually watch it themselves.

I get that they're trying to help, and that's great. The more help the better. I'm not knocking them. I'm just saying that even people who boost the content can't get people to watch.

Regardless, the people that do boost, are rare. I see a dozen or more new videos being made every day. You know where I never see them?

P.5

I'd have more things to share with you if I had one of those, what's it called ? A "Life" ?

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For anyone that’s interested or just doesn’t know, you can follow my surprisingly marginally okay PeerTube channel by following @mrfunkedude@davbot.media

You’ll get alerted to any new videos, and you can go to my profile to see my past videos.

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This is your reminder that...

You rock.
You kick ass.
You make it work.
You leave them in awe.
You are the shit.

And you forget that WAY more then you should.

There's the gut biome and the butt biome and when they clash, none survive.

@Gargron @the_etrain There’s a difference?