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Out of curiosity is there a FOSS (add-free) short form video type social media? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know of peertube, which is similar to youtube.

But is there anything that is similar to instgram reels, tiktok type stuff.

I imagine it doesn’t exist because the hosting costs would be exorbitant, but I’m curious incase something like it does?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with your overall point here (I have no idea why people engage with shorts, maybe they do love that format) but I wanted to push back a little on the idea that a product must be popular simply because corporations continue to offer them. Especially with social media, where users are actively discouraged from making their own decisions as much as possible by The Algorithm.

I think there are plenty of examples of things that people continue to use (and often even pay for the "privilege") despite major aspects of those things being generally reviled by everyone who uses them:

ad infested apps and websites
gaming microtransactions
a new phone every year
cable service
insurance
HOAs
gasoline
Amazon
pants and dresses without pockets

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think the reason is because its easier to consume when you only have 2 minutes in a queue. Not enough time to read something

And for people who don't read