cross-posted from: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/505277

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This has been a strange year.

  • Thymos
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    1 year ago

    Why though? The website doesn’t say anything.

    • kiddblur
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      1 year ago

      Probably because venture capital is drying up in part due to high interest rates, and video storage is really expensive at scale