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		seg_lol on Jan 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Which FAANG is the most likely to decline in... Anyone can make a YouTube replacement now. They just own search for video and provide a consistent interface. Hosting and delivering and playing video files is a solved problem.

ipaddr on Jan 3, 2022 [–]

Cost of hosting a free video platform is not a solved problem. If it were we would see many many more video platforms

seg_lol on Jan 7, 2022 | [–]

What if it wasn't yesterday, but it was today?

Your statement only makes sense if time was invariant.

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