YouTube is probably the one social media site I use more than the rest of them. I can spend hours upon hours watching YouTube, which totally isn't healthy whatsoever, and catch up on the latest gossip and funny videos because as a teenager, I'd rather be unproductive than productive. However, over the years and years, I've spent wasting my time watching stupidly funny videos, I don't think I've gone one day without thinking about how annoying YouTube actually is. More specifically, how annoying some of the influencers are when they turn to the site to deliberately destroy as many of their fellow YouTubers careers as possible.
Now, don't get me wrong. Some of the people who got themselves caught up in all the YouTube drama just to lose their spot on the social ladder, most likely deserve the negativity they're receiving simply because those specific people have abused their power and manipulated and preyed on others. But, while those people are being exposed, the rest of the YouTube community is doing everything they can to find the smallest things they can find to use against their competitors. Does that even make any sense?
Disregarding all the hate and negativity I've seen within the YouTube community the past few days, here's one question I want to ask everyone:
Haven't any of you made a mistake before?
The judgments we make as we watch the careers of influencers disintegrate into dust honestly only makes us seem like hypocrites. That goes for me, as well. I've got myself caught up in the drama before because we all know how entertaining it can be. I've also made my judgments and acted as if I've never made mistakes before. But, looking at the big picture, if you gave me a penny for every time I've made a mistake, I'd have my own private island. That goes for everyone else, too. And like I said before, some of these people asked for what they got, but the large number of people who got hate for making a mistake that didn't have anything to do with the law, are human beings too and most of the time, deserves a second chance.
Additionally, YouTube should not be used as a platform to bully and expose each other. Quite frankly, social media, in general, was not created so that each and every one of us could rat out the person sitting next to us because we "feel like it". The use of social media through the means of catching predators and criminals WITH the help of the law is completely different and is something that I believe in. Using various social websites to reach out and warn others is a way of helping and saving each other, and I'm grateful for that aspect. My main concern is that people are taking their social power to wreak havoc on those that probably only did them wrong once.
Not only that, but one of the reasons why most YouTubers choose to tell their subscribers about their feuds with other YouTubers, or their problems in general, is literally because their viewer count rises simultaneously with the money in their bank accounts. Sometimes, it's not even about the money, It's about making the other person look bad so that they can look better. I don't understand why anyone would feel the need to start more drama just to gain more attention.
Once again, this doesn't relate to the use of social media through legal purposes. This is about those who bully others because they'd rather be rich and famous than be genuine. However, I can't and will not speak for everybody for there are many people who truly use YouTube to raise awareness and have every right to use their channels for those purposes. But, for those of you who would rather settle your disputes publicly instead of privately for the means of more attention, that's something that'll only leave YOU in the dust at the end.
