Youtube: What’s next?
Youtube is entertaining, that is a given. The concept of a viral video as a thought virus is very interesitng. The way in which the web transends information via the ‘maim’ or the way in which we talk is amazing. The fact that it is changing society on a massive scaleis reflective of the fact that academic study cannot keep up these changes. Once something is studied it is a part of history, however it remains in the past and as time progresses it has little effect on what is happening in the present. Youtube represents our obsession with what’s new and exciting in technology. It really makes me miss the days when we actually had to step outside to experience the world and what happened in the past mattered in relation to who we were to become. Maybe we just find that entertainment is worth more than being a nation of people of substance. I want to make clear though that youtube is funny and I do engage in viewing it, however I think we need to take a step back from all of this technology and take the time to reestablish who we are as a collective, not just what’s on the surface. I had to include the following youtube…it’s crazy…check out the buffalo, now that’s a community!!!!
