Those days are not coming to an end:

* PeerTube and similar platforms for video streaming of freely-distributable content;

* BitTorrent-based mechanisms for sharing large files (or similar protocols).

Will this be inconvenient? At first, somewhat. But I am led to believe that in the second category one can already achieve a decent experience.

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dotancohen 3 days ago | parent [-]

To how many content creators have you written to request them share their content on PeerTube or BitTorrent? How did they respond? How will they monetize?

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einpoklum 3 days ago | parent [-]

1. Zero

2. N/A, but enough content creators on YT are very much aware of the kind of prison it is, especially in the years after the Adpocalypse.

3. Obviously, nobody should be able to monetize the copying of content. If it is released, it is publicly released. But they can use LibrePay/Patreon/Buy me a coffee, they can sell merch or signed copies of things, they can do live appearances, etc.

	▲	a96 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		3. they already do, since YT just doesn't really pay and regularly flips out in weird ways