Youtubers: Person of the year

You shouldn't forget that it wasn't YouTubers alone who were chosen; myspacers and news bloggers came in the same bunch.

This is bullshit: it feels like a cheap "let's forget about the world and feel good about ourselves" trick.

Forget all the shit that's blowing up in the world, let's feel good about being able to see videos online, stalking slutty 13 years old, and reading college dropout's takes on the news.

Fuck, I am thrilled.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Aardark

I disagree completely. Time's Person of the Year isn't about making anyone feel good, it's about influence. I can't disagree that this year, youtube, social networking sites, blogs, etc., have become popular enough that they influence millions of opinions.

Why do you think Time is interested in any tricks to make people forget about the events in the world? I mean, that would be... pretty counter-productive for a news magazine.

Exactly! And that's the problem with it. Instead of bringing folk's attention to people who really matter in the world, Time copped out with a trendy feel-good answer.

I also agree with Pez: This information age is not really about information at all (although it is available), but about egoism. People who have no idea about what they are saying are garnering more and more voice vs. people who have studied their respective fields and can actually enlighten us. This is crazy. People today too quickly become two bit experts of no real insight who are flaring pussies about their one-sided opinions.

How ya doing, buddy?