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### Embracing 3Speak as a Content Platform

In this episode, the host discusses his growing interest and use of the 3Speak platform as an alternative to traditional social media and video hosting sites like YouTube. He begins by acknowledging some initial minor frustrations with 3Speak, such as difficulty finding the reply button and the extra steps required to follow the people he's connected with from Hive. However, he notes that these are relatively minor issues that are easy to overcome once you get used to the platform.

The host then delves into his personal motivations for consuming a lot of video and audio content. He explains that his mind tends to be very active, constantly making connections and analyzing information. Watching or listening to content helps him calm this mental chatter and focus. Previously, he relied heavily on YouTube for this purpose, but now he plans to shift more of his attention to 3Speak.

As a creator, the host expresses discomfort with the term "content creator" and the associated pressure to optimize for algorithms and target specific audiences. He feels this approach doesn't align with his natural creative process. In contrast, he is much more enthusiastic about experimenting and engaging with the 3Speak community, which he sees as a friendlier environment.

The host also highlights the potential financial benefits of being active on 3Speak. He notes that the platform often provides meaningful rewards, even for relatively modest content, which can provide a valuable safety net as he works to supplement his income. He contrasts this with the challenges of relying solely on platforms like YouTube, where the path to monetization can be more difficult.

In closing, the host encourages others to share their 3Speak channels with him so he can check out their content and connect with the community. He emphasizes that his goal is not to become a professional "YouTuber," but rather to simply share ideas and engage with like-minded individuals in a more organic, rewarding way.

You have a nice apartment tho.

Some of your thoughts are valid.. The reply button is somehow.


Navigation is not so nice. It took me a lot to do my first video.

I had to use my email and not my hive username.

But well, I guess we will get used to it as time goes on

All valid points regarding 3Speak.

My biggest issue so far has been uploading times. I uploaded 2 videos, one after the other had finished encoding and it took over 3 days for them both to finish.

But I also support getting people to other platforms.
My favorite alternative to Youtube is LBRY/Odysee because they just seem to have done a great job from the very start.
But I also upload to Dtube, BitChute, Rumble, and I think they are all doing a decent job competing with Youtube.

Dude, you said "Even If I got Famous on Youtube" and I clicked on it, and I totally believed that you could have had a big channel on YT, my brain accepted that fact no problem :D

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Yeah, 3speaks feels complicated at first especially logging in and of course navigating through the UI, it's not like your regular front-end where you tend to carry or transport your followers, but it exactly gets really easy the moment you begin to constantly use it. I love how swift the system is. See you're using it regularly these days. The sound from this video is better then the last though. 

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Surpised to hear my name in this video, honored. I didn't realize about follower/feed thing. I guess I never use the 3Speak interface, but instead just find posts through PeakD, and when a 3Speak video is part of the post, that's just a surprise bonus.

I agree with a lot of the quirks you mentioned about 3Speak, it definitely could be more intuitive. I have always wondered how some people get 3Speak badge and others don't. Not that I care much, but I've uploaded quite a few videos, and never got a badge, and others who've uploaded one video have the badge.

There even used to be a feature I could never get working where I could supposedly use 3Speak's voting power to upvote my comments. Cheers to your new video content direction. I will try and watch/listen more. I've been so consumed by ASEAN Hive stuff that I've found it hard to get outside and explore.

Glad to see 3speak has been good to you. I don't have 10 minutes to upload, but if I do I will look at 3speak again. I guess if I made video uploading a habit I would uploaded more. I wish 3speak were quicker but that's the price paid for decentralization. 

This title also had me going. I frankly don't give a sh**about youtube, and i feel like i'd never sell my soul on it. Not to offend anyone who uses it for wider reach. I'd die for free speech. I think if each of you had five minutes to live, i'd die so you could voice your opinion. We need that kind of freedom and sovereignty? I had a youtube channel and my last post was in 2009. Until odysee and 3speak cane along, i didn't feel it was for me.