An anthropological introduction to YouTube

mission vis-a-vis the grand power struggle. I've watcher this film @ Movie Watcher [dot] US

I was not talking about the study of anthropolgy or the ethics of anthropology. But the rights and wrong as a human being. Sometimes you'll risk for the sake of the study at what cost? You're right, anthropology isn't supposed to be about the anthropologist, but the anthropologist is the one to conduct the study and to present.

It sounds like you have forgotten the ethics, if you knew them in the first place. I think resigning yourself to the idea that there is a part of reality that will never be known is the most anti-anthropological thing I've ever heard. Anthropology isn't supposed to be about the anthropologist but about the study. Removing comments (even malicious or spam) is like taking an artifact out of a dig. It does nothing for authenticity in the study and makes what they are saying seem less valid.

@CalderaHater: Have you forgotten about the ethics? Perhaps he saved the comments somewhere for himself and his colleagues to analyse, and to keep these nasty comments from spreading like germs. If you're following the textbook version of anthropology, that is rather disappointing. Of course an anthropologist should be as true as he/she possibly could be, but when moral ethics were involved. That's why there's a part of reality that one may never know...and that is the limitation of any study.

The Internet represents individualism, so, in a sense, it has redefined culture as we know it. Culture isn't a collectivist movement anymore. Every family in America doesn't sit down to watch the same shows. Kids don't read the same 3 magazines. Today's culture is as heterogeneous as the industrialized populous.

Profound and amazing insights!

However, nothing about Firstposters and Ebeggars? =^[.]~=

Has any comparison been made with Ham Radio culture? While it doesn't have the degree of anonymity, exposure, replayability, or feedback YouTube does, for a long time it has filled a similar (albeit realtime) niche, faceless connection with another person at a distance.

Thanks for an illuminating hour! =^[.]^=

Okay, for some reasons I cried 2 times while I was wathching this... It's kinda weird ... This whole video is just something that everyone should take a seat and watch it... Honestly this video is probably the most interesting video I've ever seen. I'd like to thank you all for this and I really appreciate your work! 5* love yall

You are not alone. =^[.]^=

nice
very interesting
just one question r u a fake?
jks

Gosh, this Vid, makes you think.