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A web programmer and self-proclaimed artist who lives in Los Angeles. I sometimes dabble in the arts of cooking, drawing, gaming, youtubeing, musicing, and just about anythinging.
That should cover it.
@Umbrias @Jamoke is that even planned for ActivityPub? I think the cross communication is so that you can participate without necessarily making accounts Mastodon, Peertube, Lemmy, Misskey, etc.
If you need main features youโd likely need a account, similar to getting access to post creation and upvote/downvote on Lemmy sites.
@Mojo @KahunaDaKine on the same page, was initially bummed out my account didnโt get approved, guess my answer was poo lol. But then I remembered I can use my Mastodon account to comment. I just canโt create post or downvote them.
Favoriting counts as a upvote though.
So Iโm basically a lurker now lmfao! (สโฟส)
@nope it wasnโt necessarily that I wanted a 3rd Party Client, I just enjoyed Twitter through Twitterific as it had features I liked. Butโฆ as time went on Twitter toxicity was impossible to escape, almost like walking on eggshells. Eventually just using it to argue and defend myself, so Iโm actually quite happy with the alternative. I follow artists through their major avenues since most arenโt on here. Iโm just not actively commenting on those platforms or posting my content anymore.
@beatniak @blank_sl8 recently many yt-dlp User Interfaces stopped working, I couldnโt download certain videos. So maybe the cat and mouse is about to begin.
@jason123santa @CapnAssHolo and me from a different platform
@rbos @EverlastongOS thatโs the only thing I donโt understand. If itโs lifetime sub, how do they fund their costs from your usage after?
Host providers donโt have a one-time payment lifetime subscription for bandwidth usage. Eventually you will surpass the bandwidth cost of your lifetime sub and theyโd be losing money keeping you. Something doesnโt feel right.
@b_n
For me, it boils down to this: relying solely on cash injections to scale up seems short-sighted. Bandwidth costs are often underestimated, especially for high-quality video streaming. If usersโ lifetime costs outweigh bandwidth expenses, the injection could turn into a liability. Iโm concerned about the sustainability of their model. Unlike a ski-lift company that generates revenue from various sources (food, merch, rentals).
Maybe my hosting knowledge is just too old school.
@rbos yea, that sounds similar to what a lot of these monopolistic internet companies do. But eventually the bill is due.
If they canโt scale up with what they got, then maybe it isnโt profitable. But what Iโm understanding is that theyโre using โLifetime Usersโ as a gamble to grow.
hmmmโฆ maybe I just donโt like private infrastructure, but Iโm at odds with this model. But if the users understand that the bubble can burst, then I wish them luck.