YouTube Alternatives.....

PeerTube: YouTube for geeks (the good one)
Odysee: YouTube for the alt-right (not the worst platform I've ever used, but in my opinion not worth it either)
Rumble: YouTube for nazis and conspiracy theorists (avoid)
I also prefer PeerTube because it has more of the accounts I subscribe to on YouTube than the other two.
I also quite like Invidious, Nebula, and Floatplane.
- Invidious is a Youtube front end (nothing bad about that per se, it just connects to the same google servers) and Nebula as well as Floatplane are paid afaik.
- I created an Odyssey account and started blocking all of the alt-right bullshit. I assumed that at some point I would be left with a fairly decent signal to noise ratio.
  There's not enough redeeming content on Odyssey to make it worth it. By the time you eliminate all the wackadoos, racists, preppers (not that I dislike preppers, but it's a one and done thing)*, and scam artists there's like three or four people actually generating interesting content, and I suspect two of those are just people copying other people's YouTube channels trying to make some crypto coin off of them.
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- This is so true. I want to like Odysee but every other video is "anti-woke" and alt-right bullshit. It also has some weird stuff related to using a credit card in order to comment when you first signup. It has its own currency, which I am OK with people making money, but seems to be too big of a focus. I have never tried Rumble but it sounds like I don't want to if its just a worse Odysee. With that said, I still prefer to watch a few of my favorite YouTube creators on Odysee, like Mental Outlaw and Oregon Pacifist.
  I really like PeerTube and it is probably the best YouTube alternative after you weigh all the pros and cons. More content creators need to move to PeerTube but there are already some really good ones, especially if you like technology related videos. Some of my favorite creators on PeerTube are Veronica Explains, Gardiner Bryant, and The Linux Experiment. PeerTube also needs a better search and directory systems than the current SepiaSearch, which is often out of date.
  Also, if you want to watch live-streaming stuff, like an alternative to Youtube live or Twitch, there is Owncast. The problem with Owncast, though, is there are very few people actually using it. Depending on the time of day, you'll have people streaming games or tech related stuff (like coding). You can see some of those (who wish to be listed) streaming at any given time at https://directory.owncast.online/. You'll often see more people live on Peertube than Owncast.
  Invidious is fine but it is so hit-or-miss whether you'll be able to use it, depending on the instance. What I've been experimenting with lately, as I still watch a lot of YouTube, is adding all of my YouTube subscriptions (I've narrowed them down to about 250) to my RSS reader and loading the ones I want to watch into Invidious. Sometimes, though, it is too frustrating when Invidious instances just don't work.
  
  Yeah, Rumble is the platform where arseholes like Joe Rogan, Alex Jones, and Tucker Carlson have their podcasts and shit. It's also based in Florida. Go figure.
  This is an excellent comment, though. I think I may have learned a few things about my video streaming ecosystem.
- I'll checkout those three suggestions later today
  
  Invidious is a YouTube frontend. This instance is the only one still working after Google went on the offensive.
  Nebula is a paid platform that is run by the creators who use it. Loads of intellectual fibre and original content.
  Floatplane (also paid) is a Patreon-esque platform owned by Linus Media Group (who also manage Linus Tech Tips). I only used it to watch DankPods, though.
- There is also Vimeo.
  However, none of these is a true alternative to YouTube in terms of content.
  
  Chicken / egg.
- PeerTube: YouTube for geeks (the good one)
  Meh not really.

Nearly all channels I follow are on YouTube and no where else. To make YT less of a privacy issue, I use frontends. PipePipe on Android and Freetube on Linux.
- Same. And because I can't contribute with the platform, I donate directly via Buy me Coffee or Ko-fi.

I wouldn't compare Rumble to the other two, it's just yet another YouTube. PeerTube and Odysee are at least built with the idea of decentralization. Odysee has the best user experience.

Even though it's paid, I prefer Nebula. It's got a good selection of creators that either moved completely there from YT or offer the same vids ad free and uncensored. The payment is extremely reasonable annually. Highly recommend.
- I'll give it a look tonight. I was looking at Floatplane, but they simply don't have many creators.
- While I think this is a great comment as Nebula is an interesting platform, I fundamentally disagree with how Nebula decides who can create content on their platform.
  If I understand it correctly, you can only become a Nebula content creator if a content creator in Nebula knows you and vouches for you. This makes Nebula inaccessible for new creators.
  That being said: With Nebula you do get a high quality selection of content creators.

Peertube for me. Ive found some people who dont post on yt or other places. Plus my dog has a channel with over 300 subscribers. Makes me happy.

Tubular

I found some good music streaming on peer tube but honestly I haven't found any other creators that I have a strong enough interest to watch. I set up new pipe and linked it into peer tube I just can't find even remotely engaging video.

I tried Peertube's website once and it directed me to a gore site almost immediately.
No thanks.
- Peertube has the same problem as Lemmy. When you look it up you get technical whitepapers instead of a simple video streaming site.

https://grayjay.app/ supports multiple video platforms so you can get content all in one place
- Is grayjay still dark theme only?
  
  I had to check because I like dark everything... I don't see an option to change it so probably, yeah.

On phone there is Grayjay and Youtube Revanced, on iOS there is modded versions of youtube that you can sideload that removes ads. But perhaps you were talking about ditching the youtube platform entirely

I use all three of them.