So, given AI is destroying YT, if you’re any sort of a creator at all, even if you just have some random posts from years ago that you uploaded with no intention of getting popular, you really should move your stuff to PeerTube, ideally on a self-hosted instance if you have the hardware to spare, while you still can, because things are only going to get worse for YT.
Even Odysee is a decent alternative if you want more traction, but PeerTube is more ideal as an alternative platform due to having the ability to self-host an instance there and have complete control of your content and presence down to owning the infrastructure you’re posting on.
YouTube lets absolutely anyone upload a video, even if it will only get tens of views from their immediate friends, meaning someone can start making videos and grow organically.
I don’t think Floatplane lets just anyone upload.
Totally true, but existing creators need a way to do subscriptions and raise money to fund the channels, which Floatplane provides.
Right tool for the job and all that.
Oh definitely, it serves a valid role. It’s not a direct replacement for YouTube though.