Watching the Tube

I've been into watching people's YouTube channels lately. I think YouTube is an amazing, amazing thing. The way that random, normal people can make videos that can be seen by anyone, anywhere, and the way that users whose videos resonate with a certain group of people can become mini-celebrities within that community fascinates me. I also think it's a great tool for those who feel different for whatever reason to discover that they are not alone (although I guess that goes for the internet in general).

There's been a couple gay YouTubers especially whose channels I've enjoyed over the last couple of days, including denactor, jacobyoutubification (though his videos were taken down suddenly with no explanation, hmm) and mcgee210 (Australian!!!) Hearing their stories and seeing their confidence is quite an inspiration.