@firesidefedi I immediately reached out to @limebar as soon as I could, and I'm so glad I did. Me rushing to get an account for chat and to submit something is the whole reason why I'm on here.

Once upon a time, I was very active on MySpace and then Facebook. Then things got really shitty, so I quit and joined BlueSky.

I felt horrible, like the smallest bit of the code, unrecognized, shouting into the void for robots and scammers. But it a good place, right? And then they banned trans people while bringing in the authoritarians.

So, I thought all social media is bad, and I should try and get a website going where I could shout at the void on my own space.

I came across @_elena and started playing around with PeerTube. I saw @firesidefedi talking about exciting things, connecting with real people, and rebuilding that good time I used to have being online.

It was exciting, but I wasn't sure. And then @TIBtv came on, and I was blown away. My people! There they are!

I hope other people like me quit lurking quietly and join in. It's fantastic here on the #fediverse

@Myotis_cuniculus I'm sorry to hear that! I have a fear of rejection, so I can relate. I just this week setup tube.mega.us and cannot make any guarantees about stability at all. But it's a storage sever with some space. I'd host you or anyone as long as the content doesn't promote hate.

@bigducky @Myotis_cuniculus

Excellent point! My professional work will be here: megaultra@makertube.net

And my personal work will be here: darkwolf@tubefree.org

I'm in the process of migrating right now

@BTFree @MakerTube

This is what I love so much about the fediverse and PeerTube. Videos take up a lot of data and bandwidth, but we're able to support each other to keep it up and running without the need to compete. There's no need to bad-talk anyone, just support each other in this.

I'm pretty tech-minded, so I figured out how to get a storage server for $25/year, a domain name for $10/year, setup yunohost and install PeerTube. There is the option of self-hosting. It's not the easiest thing, but there is that option.

So, I thank you for providing the infrastructure, helping others get going, and inviting an inclusive host!

I don't know about other filmmakers or content creators, but I have never seen a dime from YouTube. Even when I pushed out regular content filming live events, even when I had huge numbers of followers and views, the only thing I ever got from YouTube was a bunch of nasty comments.

But unless they use ad-block, every person watching my videos sees ads they don't want for things they don't want. Google is making bank off my work, and I just want people to see it.

If you're like me, consider switching to a reputable #PeerTube instance that federates like @BTFree or @MakerTube

Be like Mike. Sing up. Add your content. Follow, share links, and subscribe to real people making real content on the #fediverse