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Discuss “YouTube culture: The greatest thing since sliced bread”

Whenever something truly great comes along, you have to wonder: Is it the greatest thing since sliced bread? Sliced bread is pretty awesome. You can toast it, you can make a sandwich out of it, and you can spread things on it: peanut butter, jelly, jam, and even Nutella (if you’re weird). But YouTube, I argue, offers just as much flexibility — and fewer calories.

Justice

Now, justice-related footage is nothing new (we all remember O.J.’s epic police chase in 1994), but YouTube makes the information more accessible — especially for us children of the ’80s and ’90s, known for our apathy. And there’s nothing like widespread bad publicity to encourage organizations to clean up their acts.

YouTube has hosted countless videos of...

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