Blog #10 - Being a Youtube Sensation

Okay don't get me wrong - I think that YouTube is a great website. It allows many to express creativity and individualism. Many use it for entertainment, others for DIY/tutorials, and some for teaching me how to do anti-differentiation in calculus (which I am quite grateful for, might I add). This is a huge interface. There are so many people that follow these channels on YouTube and there are so many different types of content. I am guilty of following accounts for entertainment and makeup applications. But, with these accounts comes the responsibility of being respectful to all viewers and putting out appropriate content. This does not always happen.
Does anyone remember Logan Paul? He is a twenty-something boy who creates (what some may find) funny content on YouTube. He has made a fortune from posting bi-weekly and sometimes three times a week and has over 17 million people following his channel. Being 22, you would think that you would have a good understanding of responsibilities and sensitivities of some, but he clearly didn't. At the beginning of this year, Logan visited Japan and imitated the culture of the people in the cities. That, in it self, is a huge problem and shows that he is super insensitive towards people of other cultures. The main reason how he got into a significant amount of trouble is that he decided to visit a forest in Japan that many call the "suicide forest." There have been many that commit suicide in this forest and there is a sign before entering that encourages people to not take their life and that there are so many good things out there. Logan and some of his friends, did what typical YouTubers would do, and video their adventures. They were walking through the forest when they encountered a Japanese man who had committed suicide by hanging in the forest and showed it on camera. Logan insensitively laughed at the situation and had the nerve to post this video on his YouTube channel for his (then more than 20 million) followers to see. This created an uproar - a cry for help where many petitioned that Logan Paul no longer be able to post on YouTube or get paid for his views. He took a long leave of absence from the site, then decided to use his situation to promote mental illness awareness and suicide prevention.
What he did was insensitive, cruel, and alarming especially for someone at his age. Being such an infamous YouTuber at the time, it seems as though he was consistently under the pressure to make new and better videos each upcoming video. Making new content definitely helps to keep a following, but that kind of content is completely unacceptable. It is important that we all understand that the internet can be entertaining, helpful and creative; but that it can also harm people and make for unfortunately situations.
All in all, don't post shit like that on the internet. It is ugly, bad taste, and disrespectful. Instead, why don't you teach me about alkenes in organic chemistry? Or continue to help me with my calculus homework? Putting out quality and appropriate content bi-weekly is more important than posting inappropriate or violent content out more than once a week.