Content has to arrive first for users to consume. It really is a “both” type of response to some extent.

In my opinion, the solution is for content creators to simultaneously release on alternative platforms while also maintaining a YouTube presence so they’re still making money from that. However, they should start heavily advertising the alternative platforms on every video and transitioning to a different payment model (e.g. Patreon, Ko-fi, Indiegogo, etc). Content creators could organize with other creators to coordinate the transition. If you got huge channels like Digital Foundry, Linus Tech Tips, GamersNexus, etc (for the PC gaming scene, as an example) to agree, then that’s already millions of users. It begins a snowball effect.

That being said, as far as I’m aware, there aren’t any alternative platforms that can handle the bandwidth that supports millions of users simultaneously, along with thousands of content creators uploading and processing large videos regularly. There’s a reason YouTube has such a monopoly, and their vast wealth of pre-existing content is the main component, but not the only one.

Worked for me. But it just brings me to a Zoom meeting, I’d rather it go to a website for some actual information before wasting time on a live event.