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@trysdyn.voidfox.com

When I got all the STUFF in my head about altstream out in that giant blog post I mentioned they didn't know SRS was leaning into AI yeah? They switched backends. Which is pretty impressive to just go "Oh that's slop, welp, yeet" I might see about moving my stuff to what they chose too actually

⚠⚡Ellie-lectra

@trysdyn.voidfox.com

Anyway, I was negative about it out of the gate mostly because of the AI stuff and the Big Concerns it would die at like... 7 streamers. But demanding every alternative be completely ready to fight Twitch from day one (or EVER) is why we keep losing alternatives. That's not sustainable in any way.

⚠⚡Ellie-lectra

@trysdyn.voidfox.com

My vision for a streaming world that sucks less is about 40 sites like Altstream that all negotiate a common protocol for federating live-status data and passing raids around. Then the global discovery is a communal project. So if this sticks but is limited to, say, 50 streamers? Go from there.

18/10/26, 5:34 pm1 repost7 likes

⚠⚡Ellie-lectra

@trysdyn.voidfox.com

"But what about all the monetization and features and stuff!" Yeah it wouldn't have that. It would select against growth and finance oriented streamers. Not because I hate them but because as a platform nothing like this can really give them what they need.