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		gymbeaux on July 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why yewtu.be was down: Data loss after being shut ... The advent of competitors isn’t evidence? Why would they spend millions to build an entire YouTube competitor? I’m not sure how you can say “YouTube isn’t dying” and “LTT is worried about relying on YouTube” in the same breath. Linus was always complaining about YouTube from a creator’s POV.

midasuni on July 5, 2023 [–]

It would be a foolish person to build their company in the success of another than have no say about.

The local farmer sells to 10 shops. Each shop buys from 10 farmers.

Sure you can hitch your wagon. It’s a massive risk, sometimes unavoidable. It makes perfect sense to diversify your supply chain.

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