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[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I agree. If there was a demand you'd likely see it.

Obviously not a top priority, but as a new utility supporting alt-media, previously unimagined, a decentralized creators' content aggregator, I suspect it might be an exceptionally powerful tool. If widely adopted, it could potentially become the preferred way to "google your alt-media".

It could be a terrific boost to the Lemmy platform's popularity. Not only would it be a practical alternative to content creators having to build their own website and community (ie. CorbettReport.com, Viva.Barnes.Locals.com, etc), but it might even lure some existing content creators and their communities into migrating their former community platforms to Lemmy where they might be exposed to more people and the Fediverse.

IMO, this open database could be a great way for people to participate and keep up with their favourite content creators - and not lose any of their content for whatever reasons. Plus we could eventually build bridges to other platforms for auto-generated lists, etc. rather than hand generating them.

And, I think it would be a good example of how folks could potentially utilize a Lemmy instance in new ways. Sure there's the Reddit-style post+comments in communities or on topics, but folks could also use the feeds for blogging, publishing chapters, or keeping track of content creators AND their mirrors.

Alt-media mirrors may have been the catalyzing idea, but it seems like content-creator content feeds only would be ideal for a purpose driven Lemmy forum, as opposed to personal, community, or topical subs. More specifically, IMO, limiting the feeds/posts to audio/video creators might be in order. There are a few folks who cross over, like Corbett who creates videos and articles. Articles or other expressions are too common, and easily scraped or backed up.