ah, thing nobody uses

So, you're not paying to watch videos. You're paying for a social media host, for all your comments, photos, videos, memes, whatever

You're just electing to use some of that space to host a video that you REALLY like

You can watch and never host

i like the first part, not the second

i have no incentive to seed other than to be charitable to a guy who is engaging in business

and why would i give a businessman charity

Maybe I want to see this guy make more videos?

especially when im already paying for the service

Same reason I share videos here

You're not paying for the video service though

The videos are free to watch

im paying for social media and the creator is profiting from that somehow

Nope

99.9 percent of torrenters are leeches

Unrelated services

I think youre reaching Mr. Panoptes

well the point is to be reaching, at least somewhat

we're trying to find solutions

The social media host is not a social media site. It's the same data to be used on many websites as you like, to be presented as you like, and you can revoke access whenever you like

Mornin lads

i dont think that would work at all though, im willing to pay, im not willing to seed

Well you wouldn't seed then lol

Some people would

Some people would make their own social media host

its convoluted

It's seemless to most users

if the creator is in any way depending on seeders it's pointless. a seed is a drop in the ocean

youd have 1000 views for every seed

The creator relies on paying for hosting at first

if that

the creator can and should simply continue to pay for hosting

Sure. But the seeding is also an option

its not worth implementing

🤷

I feel like it would be at some point

it doesnt solve the problem

The problem is centralized servers

no it isnt

To me it is

the problem is offering a free service to users and creators at the same time