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YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs (news.ycombinator.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 68 points 9 months ago (1 child)

There was a time Youtube videos would only be seen by 11 people. But it grew because people posted videos anyway.

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  • [–] 51 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    It grew because it was the only platform that did it.

    If you want views, you have to go where the viewers are. Current alternatives are sorely lacking.

    If you want the smaller platforms to grow, you do need to post there, but ignoring the existing giant won't get you seen unfortunately. At the very least, you should do both.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    YouTube was not the only platform back then but I agree it dwarfs what is around now

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    there were very very very few platforms where you could post and share streaming video online when YouTube was new.

    it was certainly the only free option. the internet was quite young then if you don't remember.

    other platforms rose up around their success, but I'm pretty sure YouTube was more or less unique when it started.

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