Comments by "BaltimoreAndOhioRR" (@BaltimoreAndOhioRR) on "Big Tech Would Falter if Enough Non-leftoids Move to New Tech" video.

  1. I've been saying similar for a few years now, ever since the first big rounds of "leaving YouTube" started, back when they got rid of the customizable channels. The main point I try to explain to people, (and I generally have a hard time explaining it clearly), is that it will be pretty much impossible for any other site to eclipse YouTube, probably ever. The reason is that YouTube has such a huge head start. There are millions of videos ALREADY on YouTube, that will never get migrated to YouTube's competitor. There are millions of old, rare concert footage videos where the uploader is either dead or no longer doing social media stuff. Yes, some of those videos could be copied and reuploaded to a YouTube competitor, but it's highly unlikely all of them will. Same for every other niche - no matter what a person searches for, YouTube will already have millions of selections uploaded, some or many of which are irreplaceable and can not be made again to upload to a new site. I just dont see how any competitor can compete with YouTube's library. As much as we talk about it, I just don't see it happening, honestly. Is Google publicly traded? It might be easier for a bunch of rich, conservative and libertarian freedom loving people to start buying up shares and gaining some influence in the company, and change the leadership of YouTube. That might be an easier route than the endless string of start-up competitors who can never fight the beast effectively.
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