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View submission: Found Reddit video player source code
If the video is interesting more people are watching it. There are only so many tapes of each video so the server has to make you wait while someone else is watching.
Comment by ScreamingDizzBuster at 20/05/2022 at 09:50 UTC
33 upvotes, 0 direct replies
And there are even longer delays if the last person who had it didn't rewind it.
Comment by fsdagvsrfedg at 20/05/2022 at 09:51 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
And the fuckers never rewind the tape when returning it either
Comment by OceanFlex at 20/05/2022 at 10:02 UTC
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It actually might be this. They might have just forgot to turn on CDN or load balancing on their video system. Plus, those things cost money.
Comment by [deleted] at 20/05/2022 at 14:00 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
So I have to wait 5 minutes for my furry femboy porn? This is outrageous, reddit has reached my limits, its time to end this once and for all
Comment by Botahamec at 20/05/2022 at 14:50 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It works just fine for me on Boost for Reddit, so I think it's a frontend issue