YouTube is still magic
(A quick thought about YouTube that was too long for twitter.)
The sweet spot in a YouTuber’s creative life is right after they feel the power, access, and infinite potential of YouTube, but before they get bummed by the haters. You know, that phase when he/she’s making 4 videos a day.
“I said I wasn’t going to make another video today, but I just wanted to respond to desi64. Desi64 (I hope I’m saying your name right), I agree with you…”
I know people get impatient with YouTube, and I agree it’s a petri dish for many community “don’ts,” but I don’t think its diversity,activity, and pulse is matched by anything else on the Internet.