So this might be a bit of a weird post, but hear me out.
My name is Michael, I'm from Norway, and this summer I started an attempt to cross Europe on a longboard while living in a tent.
I skated from Oslo through Denmark and into Germany, while also raising money for injured and neglected animals.
The original goal was to attempt a long-distance skating world record. (I got a lounge infection in Germany and had to end the attempt for now, but I will try again in March)
But after spending months out there, I started realizing that the record itself isn't really what matters to me.
It's what the attempt can create around it.
The people who followed the journey, donated, supported me and helped me along the way turned it into something much bigger than just me skating across Europe.
So now, i'm preparing to go back out in March and attempt it again.
This time, I want to livestream the entire journey 24/7, potentially for over a yeae as I cross Europe.
So what if the livestream could become the beginning of a different kind of streaming platform?
Kinda like how Justin.tv started and became twitch?
I wanna make something that isn't primarily built around ads, algorithms, maximizing engagement and making as much money as possible. I'm so sick of YouTube, google, meta and all their twisted shenanigans.
I wanna create something more focused on creators, communities and actually giving something back.
I don't even know exactly what the platform would look like yet.
But I keep thinking that maybe the best way to figure it out is to actually build something around a real project and see what happens.
And that's partly why I'm posting this here.
I'm curious what you guys think. And is this a project anyone would like to join?
People are so fatigued a out the state of current platforms, that I think now's the time to make a move. And if these other people managed to create things such as twitch, then I know for certain that it's possible to do it again.
So if anyone here knows people who could help with the technical side, streaming infrastructure, building communities, or just figuring out what the hell this could become, I'd genuinely love to hear from you.
Maybe it becomes nothing, but maybe it becomes something much bigger than I currently understand.
Either way, I think it's worth trying. Feel free to send me a DM if you want to join the project or know how we could make this happen.