Though YouTube is known for its more comical videos, and of course people take advantage of lack of copyrights and upload "unprofessional content", it also brings people together. Like the "Numa Numa guy", Gary Brolsma, who created a whole, new, fun-loving community. Knowing that something can become a phenomenon felt across the globe is amazing. The fact that YouTube is user-generated is a main reason why people enjoy it so much. Being able to relate to people you've never met all across the world is a great part of YouTube. Seeing people act silly, or even inspirational, makes viewers see that's its okay to do it too. There are people that make rude comments, but that can happen any where. The creator of the video has the option to delete comments that are inappropriate or harsh. Viewers or commentators of videos can be either encouraging or mean, but still able to express their opinions, another important part of YouTube. Expressing one's individuality is getting easier to do through YouTube. Letting strangers into how you feel, or what you think through videos gives a sort of freedom that's hard to find anywhere else. The amount of people that could see and be changed by something you said or did is a power that's seldom found in life, even just a smile, a video could make a person's day. So many people have uploaded their videos, to have them spread like wildfire, becoming a new kind of celebrity, a YouTube one. Singers can be found through the site, being able to show the world their talent in hopes to one day be famous, knowing it could now happen. YouTube gives the world a whole new medium to be "discovered", something next to impossible to do before. If only getting their "fifteen minutes of fame", YouTube has opened new doors for ordinary people to become something more.
One thing that people seem to be in disagreement about is the fact that YouTube is making it much harder for the government to censor what the public sees. Before, censorship on television and in the media was just the way it was. On television shows in the '50s, romantic scenes between married couples were rare and oftentimes brief. Beds were filmed as being separate, one for the husband, one for the wife in the bedroom. Even toilets weren't allowed to be filmed. But in the present, children are seeing things on television that weren't even thought of in that era by such a young audience, and that type of media is more easily accessible now through YouTube and the Internet. Obviously, this proves that times have changed and with the expanse of technology, some things become easier, but not without a price. As long as parents monitor what their children view, YouTube shouldn't be held responsible. Children have access to so much more than in the past, things are shown on television (a more easily accessible media) that are just as bad, if not worse, than the Internet. Parents just need to step up and be parents. When the government tries to censor nowadays, something can be taken off the news stations and news websites, only to be found all over the web, most commonly found on YouTube. Some may say that lack of censorship is an outrageous thing, but I see nothing wrong with exposing the truth.
One thing that people seem to be in disagreement about is the fact that YouTube is making it much harder for the government to censor what the public sees. Before, censorship on television and in the media was just the way it was. On television shows in the '50s, romantic scenes between married couples were rare and oftentimes brief. Beds were filmed as being separate, one for the husband, one for the wife in the bedroom. Even toilets weren't allowed to be filmed. But in the present, children are seeing things on television that weren't even thought of in that era by such a young audience, and that type of media is more easily accessible now through YouTube and the Internet. Obviously, this proves that times have changed and with the expanse of technology, some things become easier, but not without a price. As long as parents monitor what their children view, YouTube shouldn't be held responsible. Children have access to so much more than in the past, things are shown on television (a more easily accessible media) that are just as bad, if not worse, than the Internet. Parents just need to step up and be parents. When the government tries to censor nowadays, something can be taken off the news stations and news websites, only to be found all over the web, most commonly found on YouTube. Some may say that lack of censorship is an outrageous thing, but I see nothing wrong with exposing the truth.
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