Privacy is a human right, thank you Edward Snowden. I dont use any social media other than:yewtu.be/newpipe Lemmy and Minds. I post my opinions on subjects wether people agree or not, if you want to disscuss than do so respectfully and ill do the same. Check out my sublemmy 10_0s basement.
In my experience of using peertube I made an account and was able to subscribe to 2 channels before it started asking me to make accounts.
I did some research and I think that the token rewards are a legitimate incentive for creators who care about block-chain technology, and the viewer experience is comparable to YouTube.
However I would say that YouTube paying creators in Fiat is a bigger incentive than tokens. (Because of the exchange fees and gas fees not allowing people to withdraw small amounts in Fiat.)
I do know of lots of YouTubers who use Odysee as a “backup” or second platform.
Hot take here: peertube is too decentralized and offers nothing that YouTube or even paid platforms can’t do better. The technology behind it works, but with nothing marketable that creators or viewers care about its a hard sell. Most viewers don’t want to make 7 different accounts for 7 different instances, this is something Lemmy gets right by allowing cross-instance commenting from 1 account, while also not forcing creators to “just make their own instance”. Creators aren’t System admins that want to host their own server. (That be will ignored if you don’t spam the main instance with adverts)
When the need rises I guess, having a smartphone is basicly required to function today for kids and young adults. Assuming that all your kids friends are local and they meet up regularly get them a phone when their 15 or older.
But for most kids 12yo and older need a phone to function outside at all, since most kids don’t make friends with the neighbors kid, especially in cities.
true and real, if I wanted bad energy I would use twitter 😅