Youtube is a phenomena sweeping the world. You can watch videos posted by your next-door neighbor, someone across the country, someone across the world and lets not forget about the slightly too beloved celebrity postings.

I have mixed feelings about Youtube. I think it is an amazing technology with awesome capabilities. I do love the feeling of virtual community it can provide. The fact that people who might not ever see one another can share tidbits of their life or a funny video they saw with one another is, lets face it, pretty awesome. I also like the fact that Youtube takes on the same type of community building aspects like a forum does. People from all over can unite about certain issue or simply unite in an effort to feel less alone. However, this virtual community can form a problem. I think its great that people want to share love with the world and generate a sense of oneness and equality. However, would we perhaps be better served if this people took their love campaigns off the net and out onto the streets. Don’t get me wrong the power of the internet to change peoples lives is wonderful, but I don’t think people should just stop there. Personally, I don’t believe that making righteous statements on the net and claiming you want to change the world does a whole heck of a lot of good unless you also take that attitude OUT into the world.

Now, I’m not knocking the power of Youtube to make people feel less lonely, BUT wouldn’t these people feel a whole lot less lonely if they embraces their physical, tangible community as well? Don’t hate me it was just a thought.

Like I said, Youtube is awesome and quite often hilarious but lets not replace community with virtual community at least not permanently!