I understand your point. I suspect the main advantage the post isn’t making clear is that PeerTube doesn’t have the same ensnaring algorithm that YouTube does, so it doesn’t keep you endlessly watching the next video or at least suggesting another video to you.

I think that’s kind of an advantage of a lot of fediverse alternatives is they’re comparatively “boring” in that they force you to be more intentional. They don’t just serve you up the next thing that they’ve calculated you’re likely to engage with. If you subscribe/follow accounts, you’ll see them, but you won’t see content you don’t subscribe to.

Not that you can’t get just as addicted but it’s at least much less convenient.