It may sound shallow, but this won't take off until they get the graphic design right - everything about this looks engineering and technical and not consumer.
I agree, and I would add that that frankly I don't think it will take off at all until the UX for syndicating between YouTube and PeerTube were also buttery smooth. Even then, there need to be incentives for creators in addition to disintermediation (e.g. running ads on videos without having to negotiate your own deals). Then again, maybe "taking off" means "techies casually enjoy it" rather than "could become a serious threat to YouTube".
Not to mention that the only example screenshot in this announcement is of a (half?) naked person. Not the best way to advertise that it’s ready to replace mainstream video hosting.
I can’t tell if this is obliviousness on the part of the author, or if it’s _intended_ to telegraph ‘you can host and find things that wouldn’t be allowed on YouTube.