Most of the alternatives are too small and unpopular, or have paid subscriptions, so most people won’t even think of going there, and YouTubers won’t even think of switching to alternatives because they will lose more than they gain. It’s sad, but Google has a strong grip here.

Yup, I guess it’s happening again… I tried to watch different videos, but I kept getting the http error. As usual, YouTube does shitty and inhumane things.

What? We need more context.