parkrun on Saturday morning, though it will probably be the coldest one of the year, so that'll be fun!
Other than that, no solid plans. Will see where it takes me
It's not one or the other though. Peertube with patreon can exist alongside YouTube
Museum quality! A prime example of early internet meme culture meeting classical art. Would fetch top upvotes in any respectable meme antiquities auction!
What you're describing is very common. Once we have finally accepted ourselves, the dysphoria, which was often an all pervasive background noise becomes sharper and more focused. Not necessarily stronger, but the focus changes, because now, we know what is going on, and we know what we want, and not having it, makes things stand out more.
The silver lining though is that now, you have answers, and when the opportunities present themselves, you know what you can start doing to help. When it's background, directionless dysphoria, it's not as sharp, but it's also not something you can do much about. Now, you can do something about it. It might not be quick or easy, but you have a path forward!
What I mean is that they are trending towards being a smaller part of the overall market year over year.
I mean, it's already happening. AAA games are less common, and aren't doing as well as they used to, and the AAA studios are drying up. In its place, we're getting more indie games, more games from small development companies, and they all come at cheaper prices.
Consoles aren't immune to that, they're just delayed in their reaction, because the barrier for entry is higher for indie developers. But the prices that people are willing to pay on PC games isn't going up, because there are plenty of non AAA options available for less, and as that becomes normalised, expensive consoles will falter. Their flagship games will command a premium, but they won't be able to build up the game library they need to stay competitive with the PC market.
And don't forget, Steamdeck and the like are out there now, which directly challenge the niche that the Switch sits in.
I don't think we'll get a "moment", but I think the trend will end in a similar way
Peertube is also a thing. Obviously, someone can't make it on Peertube alone, but lots of folk out there upload to YouTube and to Peertube
New Zealand is about as close as it gets, but even they broke out in to war after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi
I mean, if your requirement for a youtube alternative is that it's as big as YouTube, you're just guaranteeing that there will never be a YouTube alternative...
Why does the general attitude on Lemmy seem to lean toward more censorship and silencing of speech
Because "censorship" in this context is a weasel word. What people complaining about censorship really want, is the ability to be more openly racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic etc. What people pushing back against that want is less bigotry.
But because the bigots can't own their bigotry, they hide behind "censorship" and not having enough "free speech".
This is literally youtube saying "The president says that hating on folks is ok, and we will make more money by aligning with that". It's not them taking a stance on free speech, because they still block stuff that costs them money. They still demonetise or block things that are supportive of LGBT folk for the flimsiest of reasons, none of which they would do if censorship or free speech were their reasoning.
This has nothing to do with "censorship" and everything to do with a deliberate attempt not to increase free speech, but to shift "allowed" speech to the right
The alternatives are there. They don't have the volume of course, but they're very much born...
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It feels like somewhere in the Glasshouse Mountains, looking towards the Sunshine Coast, but I can't pin down where.