 Don't get me wrong, I love Mastodon and everything it's done for the fediverse That being said, I don't want Loops to become the only short form video platform, or the only well known one I'm working with @stux on his own short vid platform called #GoldFish and PeerTube to enable seamless interop We're stronger and better together There is no reason NOT to work with "competitors" because when you have the right mindset and goals: You build for the people, and listen wisely. 9 comments
100% agree! This is the approach I'm working on too. We don't need one single Goodreads replacement. Readers want different things, and there are so many alternative services that take different approaches. Heck, I list them on my own site, and I'd love to work with many of them on interoperability between systems.  @libreture @dansup @stux open source projects in the same space are friends, not competitors. They can share ideas and code and developers, and all parties benefit. A much healthier and more pleasant situation than commercial competitors :-) @dansup @stux I'm loving your energy and do also advocate for diversity in the fediverse. However, doesn't this also inflate the development and maintenance cost since for every service their own apps for every platform has to be developed and maintained? Isn't this quite costly over time? :Blobhaj: @tizian @stux It does, but PeerTube is already established, and I'm working on reducing the storage costs associated with running Loops by using the latest video formats which use less storage. It's all about compromise, but in this regard, I think the diversity in short videos is something that should encourage growth and experimentation at all costs  @dansup @stux @tizian I don't think that "costs" is an argument with systems that are build by volunteers. Having a bunch of groups working at a similar problem ensures that the solutions will most likely be better suited for different target groups. Also each developer group can get inspirations by the stuff that other teams did.
@dansup There are a couple of projects out there I am working with one called #wethepeople #wtp  @dansup@mastodon.social @stux@mstdn.social yet another vine project. huehuehue  @dansup @stux I remember when Vine was the only short video platform. I never ever visited the website, but we saw Vines everywhere on Twitter and Tumblr back then. Eventually it folded, and then TikTok came and filled the void. Then Youtube and Instagram and all kinds of platforms suddenly added short videos in order to get a piece of the cake as well. I still don't get the appeal of short vertical video. |
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@dansup Especially if they're all part of the Fediverse. Then people on Loops can video -- and consume the videos of -- people on GoldFish or Peertube or any other platform. This wonderful thing called The Fediverse is really outstanding. There's truly nothing quite like it! :-)
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