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How shitty is the shit on youtube and how much do you watch it?

I have shit on YouTube

There's a lot of shit on Youtube but there is some good content. See, most of what you find on the internet is shit or turns into it if it keeps going long enough. But due to the sheer volume of stuff posted online at sites like Youtube and elsewhere there is bound to be the occassional decent or even good thing every once in a while. Not all of what's good on Youtube is original and most of what's original on Youtube isn't that good, the trick is managing to dredge through the muck until you're lucky enough to find something that fits both categories.

There is a lot of shit on Youtube. I tend to only go to the site if someone links to a specific video.

Couple of things I dislike about Youtube:
*All the people who think they're soooo hilarious by miming stupidly to a dumb song. Like no-one's ever thought of that before:rolleyes:
*The people who decide the best way to show their appreciation of a really great song is to record themselves mangling it in the most horrible of ways. If I wanted to hear a great song sounding like shit I'd just sing it myself, thank you very much. At least I don't think I'm important enough in this world to inflict my vocal abortions onto others. If you're really that desperate, go to a Karaoke bar and leave the interweb in peace.
* The people who upload a Flash animation and claim it's "their first attempt, so please be gentle in your criticism". The idea that someone, on their 'first attempt' with Flash can make a 4 minute vid is frankly ludicrous. It's fine telling people not to just abuse you but if you don't want constructive criticism, don't upload.

Other than that, I don't mind it. There's plenty of dross but, due to the volume, also plenty of good stuff on there. I've used some in my classes and have wiled away plenty of time trawling through it, having for the most part enjoyed doing so.

Of course, the easiest answer to "I hate Youtube!" is to not use it...

I only use Youtube to watch music videos. Lord knows you can't use MTV for that anymore.

Isn't the OP just asking "how stupid is the online community?" YouTube is a clearinghouse for cultural phenomena, and as such is only as smart collectively as the population using it. Not much of a leap to see that there will be a few winners, and a whole lot of losers.

I only use Youtube to watch music videos. Lord knows you can't use MTV for that anymore.

Testify!

The trick with you-tube is to use it like Napster was used, long ago: Free stuff.

you will not find truth where you will not find everything else. the diversity of you tube is really its redeaming strength.

its main weakness is its blocking of being able to keep what it takes forever to download to be able to see.

anyplace that had nothing that anyone anywhere didn't like, wouldn't have anything at all.

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