Scratching The Surface of YouTube's Flaws
YouTube Rewind, the most hip, cool compilation that the entire site has to offer. It celebrates the most viral and trending videos of the year; an insight to what people have been watching. A trip of nostalgia for the past year that really does bring you back to some great moments. But what about the bad ones? And are all of those good moments really the best, or does the fact that what they have highlighted compared to the gravity of what they missed in the YouTube year in summary bring on a cringe felt by millions. Here’s the thing: YouTube Rewind is simply a very long ad. It’s a 6 ½ minute video that is meant to be shown to the advertisers putting their ads on the site to show that the platform is a nice friendly place where millions of people can share their ideas with the entire world. And, though that may be true to an extent, YouTube has definitely had some very low points. YouTube may believe that they can brainwash Mr. Money with fidget spinners and slime, but w...