> This piece was mostly written because I've been frustrated that YouTube is effectively the only place for user submitted video on the internet.

I realized this back in 2009 and tried really hard to start using other platforms, but wound up just not watching YouTube as often instead. I hope this changes. The only true competitors are places like TikTok and Instagram, but they don't feel like a true replacement to the rest of us who don't want to be tied to "social media" but YouTube shorts are evidence that it does compete with YouTube directly.

I think YouTube even tried to have "IG Stories" at one point iirc.