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319 points modmodmod | 3 comments | 15 Mar 25 15:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.662s | source
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tracerbulletx ◴[15 Mar 25 20:30 UTC] No.43374959[source]▶
I kind of wish people would stop making yt-dlp more accessible and increasing Google's desire to shut it down.
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jrm4 ◴[16 Mar 25 02:18 UTC] No.43376514[source]▶
I mean, the root of the problem is that there is essentially only one "Youtube" that isn't a public service. Not sure if you make this better by leaning into it or not.
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1. phantomathkg ◴[16 Mar 25 03:59 UTC] No.43376861[source]▶
Why should it be a public service?
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2. jhasse ◴[16 Mar 25 19:17 UTC] No.43381393[source]▶
Because it's such an integral part of every day life for many people.
3. jrm4 ◴[16 Mar 25 21:24 UTC] No.43382465[source]▶
Pretty much everything that's

- High fixed cost

- Low or zero marginal cost

and

- very important to a lot of people

fits the bill for a public service?