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by ssl-3 26 days ago
I tried to find some videos by starting at the URL you linked.

I clicked on "Browse content", because that's exactly what I wanted to do: I wanted to browse content.

All I got from that was a needless introduction to an entirely unnecessary cuttlefish named Sepia, and a search box. There was no content to browse; I was lied to.

But there's a note at the bottom about "Peertube instances" with a literal "CLICK >HERE<" cursed-abomination-style link.

That click lead to a list of... 25 "Peertube platforms", in one column on the right, even though I clicked >HERE< for "Peertube instances".

There's a written suggestion that I can add filters to find more of these, but that's exactly the opposite of the way that filters have always worked in my world: Filters are reductive, not additive.

Finally, in the left-hand column, is another CLICK >HERE< style link that is supposed to take me to "videos or channels" -- you know, the stuff I'm looking for.

That link brings me back to the stupid page with Sepia, the iconic cuttlefish, and a search box.

Having been lied to twice (thrice?), I gave up. At this time, I have not yet seen any videos.