Sorry for the off-topic post, but I just want to complain about Youtube. But before I get to that, I just want to acknowledge that streaming video is indeed wonderful, and without it our collective eyes would have had less fulfilling lives.
Okay, now the charges:
At first it was the active censorship. We complained but we put up with it. No big deal, because the influx of new content seemed to replace the disappearing. There was somewhat of a tolerable equilibrium. We stayed entertained.
We got by because someone figured out how to save those videos. That was nice because if you felt that some video would be inevitably deleted, you saved it. I intended to do that with all the videos I posted, just for keepsake’s sake. Oh Aaron, how I wish I saved you.
Then someone figured out how to view deleted videos. Probably in the same stroke that cut off video downloading, they also plugged the leak on deleted videos. Now they are gone, gone forever.
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So, what now? Some resolutions. I’m not going to look for stuff on Youtube anymore. There’s not that much there anyway. And, if you’re a content producer or uploader, I encourage you to upload to other, more tolerant places. I’m not sure what to recommend, but no-big-deal videos of guys in spandex is surely tame enough for Xtube.
Okay, so now I’ve vented, let’s get back to our wonderful spandex-filled lives. Thank you for looking at my blog.