Thisweek, MattPatfromthegametheoristsmade a videothatisbothlongerandbetterthanthisone, whichhetalkedsomeaboutthenegativewaysthatYouTubeandYouTubershavebeenportrayedinthemedia.
I wanttotalkaboutthis.
Let's starthere.
I have, ah, complexunderstandingofthecontentandcultureandplatformofYouTube.
Partswhere I spendmytimeareamazingbecausethey'remarbleracesandknivesbeingmadeoutofbismuthcrystalsandsocialcommentaryaboutthedarknessandmouthfeelandcarefulexplanationsofingenioustechnology.
Whatthisreallycomesdowntoispublicationsarecreatingcontentfor a disproportionatelypowerfulaudiencethatisunfamiliarandmadeuneasyby a massivenewculturalforcethatnoonetrulyunderstands.
Look, I loveyou, tube.
I loveit, butitalsomakesmeuneasytothefactthatit's a platformwithoutgatekeepersiswhatmakesitsointeresting.
Butthatalsocreatesrealproblem.
Itisscarytohave.
Someonehave a hugeamountofpoweroveryoungpeoplewithnooversight.
Itisbadtobemonetizingterroristrecruitmentvideosorhavingbadactorsstickdisturbingviolentcontentinthemiddleof a kid's show.
Thiscommunityhasdone a lotsofgreatthings, butalsoas a culture, I don't thinkwe'vefiguredoutquitewhattomakeofit.
Andthatmightbewhyadvertisersarehesitanttointeractwithitandalsowhy I wantjournaliststobecoveringitUltimately, andMattPat's verygoodvideo, itfeels a littlebitlikeWedon't knowwheretoplacetheblame, andmaybethat's becausethereisn't a supergoodplace.
Maybethat's becausetheideaof a mainstreammediain a worldwherebeautypieisgettingmoreviewsthananycablenewsshowthatexistsiswild.
Thereeitherisnot a mainstreammediaanymore, orYouTubeispartofit.