To be fair, self-hosting is more difficult and less secure.
The thing is though, many like to put in an effort and no one cares to hack your server, unlike something like Google.
Allero
joined 2 years ago
Having spent about 2 years on Lemmy, I made the commitment to ditch YouTube in favor of PeerTube.
At first, it may look like there's mostly garbage and then some privacy enthusiasts, but that's only because recommendations and search are not very powerful compared to other platforms.
PeerTube is home to troves upon troves of high-quality original content on various topics, you just have to look for it. And for your YouTube-exclusive needs, there are instances that mirror popular channels.
Give it a spin!
Fair, but it takes much more than the average home selfhoster's level of competence.