Is YouTube....bad?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Is YouTube "bad"? As Chris said, morally? No. But, there's a LOT of bad crap that ends up there - more bad than good IMO...I just don't have the time nor the inclination to watch sub-par videos.

Yeah, but I used to feel, and to a large degree still feel, the same way about music. There's a lot of crap out there playing in bars and clubs and lame-ass coffee houses. And I'm sure somewhere in there is some great stuff that's totally worth seeing, even if they'll never bet big. But I never had the inclination to commit enough time and energy to checking out the local and underground music scene. Doesn't mean I don't completely appreciate the underground music scene for what it is. It give anyone a chance to give it a shot, it gives those that want to commit the time and energy to pay attention to find those great gems, and it acts as kind of a natural filter for stuff with broader appeal to get some air play.

I see YouTube as creating the same kind of culture and community for video. It's finally reached the accessibility that music has had for the last century or so. I spend little to no time at YouTube and allow blogs to be my guide. Much as I spend little to no time in bars or independent record shops and allow KCRW to be my guide.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yeah, but I used to feel, and to a large degree still feel, the same way about music. There's a lot of crap out there playing in bars and clubs and lame-ass coffee houses. And I'm sure somewhere in there is some great stuff that's totally worth seeing, even if they'll never bet big. But I never had the inclination to commit enough time and energy to checking out the local and underground music scene. Doesn't mean I don't completely appreciate the underground music scene for what it is. It give anyone a chance to give it a shot, it gives those that want to commit the time and energy to pay attention to find those great gems, and it acts as kind of a natural filter for stuff with broader appeal to get some air play.

I see YouTube as creating the same kind of culture and community for video. It's finally reached the accessibility that music has had for the last century or so. I spend little to no time at YouTube and allow blogs to be my guide. Much as I spend little to no time in bars or independent record shops and allow KCRW to be my guide.

Exactly what I wanted to convey in my prior post, only much better stated.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yeah, but I used to feel, and to a large degree still feel, the same way about music.

I totally get that, and I guess for me it's one of the ways in which I've discovered I'm more of an aural instead of visual person. Somehow, I find it easier to sort through music than I do video. You Tube tends to frustrate me in ways that music sites just don't.

But, I don't knock media, I did enjoy the choreographed Mentos & Diet Pepsi extravaganza, as well as the copyright infringing content.