YouTube removes “I Can't Believe You've Done This” video from 2007

Post by romwell » Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 9:42 PM UTC

silicon2401 wrote: post #212

romwell wrote: post #202

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Sure, the output of the culture industry can be compared to the output of any other industry. That's why it needs to be preserved, especially if it's harmful. We keep museums not only to be wowed by amazing artifacts, but also to know our past, what life was like. And for the same reason, everything from Hitler's radio broadcasts to doge memes is worth preserving. See my other response in the thread.

I think I agree and disagree with you. I agree with the value of preservation, as a hobbyist collector and archivist myself. However I agree with the notion that all culture and aspects of a particular culture are of equal worth. If I had to choose in a house fire, I'd take a hard drive full of my favorite youtube videos and movies, and leave behind the hard drive full of mobile game advertisements and mid level mark…

Post by romwell » Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 12:31 AM UTC

silicon2401 wrote: post #212

romwell wrote: post #202

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, the output of the culture industry can be compared to the output of any other industry. That's why it needs to be preserved, especially if it's harmful. We keep museums not only to be wowed by amazing artifacts, but also to know our past, what life was like. And for the same reason, everything from Hitler's radio broadcasts to doge memes is worth preserving. See my other response in the thread.

I think I agree and disagree with you. I agree with the value of preservation, as a hobbyist collector and archivist myself. However I agree with the notion that all culture and aspects of a particular culture are of equal worth. If I had to choose in a house fire, I'd take a hard drive full of my favorite youtube videos and movies, and leave behind the hard drive full of mobile game advertisements and mid level mark…

Post by cheshire137 » Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 1:36 AM UTC

jordemort wrote: post #5

At this point, Google is pretty much the fae folk of tech: immensely powerful beings with inscrutable motives and mercurial dispositions, inclined to rain ruin on your head at the slightest provocation or even just on a whim. Best to leave a saucer of milk out for them at night, and studiously avoid the areas they control if you value your anything.

Post by eecc » Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 12:39 PM UTC

newswasboring wrote: post #226

eecc wrote: post #216

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No, actively scrubbed in the name of some principle I guess not. Please do enjoy your wrestling but don’t cry foul if It doesn’t survive scrutiny and interest over the multitudes of humanity and is lost in time

That just feels like you want to only preserve your definition again. That is by definition gate keeping.

Post by bryan_w » Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 1:34 PM UTC

ylee wrote: post #219

ta1234567890 wrote: post #190

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Even though I’m glad it’s back up, it sucks that it takes things being publicly blown up for Google/Youtube to do anything about their users/customers problems. Earlier this year my Google ads account got banned after not having used it for more than a year. The reason given was some vague message about violating their terms. Which terms or why? They didn’t say. Which ad or campaign? They didn’t say. Tried an appeal,…

>it sucks that it takes things being publicly blown up for Google/Youtube to do anything about their users/customers problems. Facebook, too. I don't have an Oculus Quest 2 but have heard good things about it. But I can't get one because my Facebook account was shut down without explanation in 2019. Despite its age (15 years) I barely used it, let alone for anything "controversial", but did regularly log into it. I r…