[threeseed]

> People criticising what Youtube does and talking about what a video hosting website would ideally do helps to create the conceptual foundations for the ideal video hosting website.

The only problem is that your ideal video hosting website doesn't work. You won't:

a) Get enough users because most people want moderation.

b) Raise enough revenue because most advertisers want moderation.

c) Be able to legally operate because most legislators want moderation.

[jvickers]

I never said that my ideal video hosting website would lack moderation.

Ideally I would have control (which I can delegate) over moderation rather than someone I disagreed with, and not have to spend much time or effort on moderation either.

Training and/or fine tuning my own moderation AI would be a useful feature.

[grepfru_it]

After you get fired/retire/die someone else will take over your role. They will have their own ideals. Will they follow your ideals? Maybe. History says not likely.

Communism never succeeds past the first (maybe second) generation before corruption takes root. Same with obtusely vague terms of service and privacy policies. Google circa 2003, awesome. Google circa 2023, not so sure anymore

[developer93]

Their role as the user of their account?