[sharun]

Most of the underdeveloped world can't and don't get on twitter and make a noise about things they are seeing on YouTube that they might find offensive. The reactions and consequences only once in a while get into the press. I am quite sure there is serious social damage happening on a scale much larger than anyone will admit, as most of these people have no access to help or advice of any form.

[forgotpwtomain]

Most of the under-developed world on a daily basis walks by people dying of hunger and curable diseases. You really think offensive YouTube content is causing serious social damage?

[sharun]

Yes. Misguided ignorant people are surrounded by misguided ignorant people. If they are supplied bad info on youtube or on a social network, there is no corrective mechanism. It's not complicated to understand. You don't have to believe me the consequences will just keep piling up.

[forgotpwtomain]

> Misguided ignorant people are surrounded by misguided ignorant people. If they are supplied bad info on youtube or on a social network, there is no corrective mechanism.

Let's say I don't dispute your first claim (though that also has no basis). How many mass atrocities or deaths have historically been tied to info on youtube or social networks? (please provide citations) - I'm willing to bet BTC that US drone strikes have killed significantly more (but it's okay we have a corrective mechanism!). Further what about the all the mass atrocities prior to social media, what was the corrective action there?

Would you have someone watch and advice these people? The People's Party? The Ministry of Truth? Google Department of Facts? The US Government? The very same government that e.g. tacitly supported genocide in Indonesia? [0]

Actually a great amount (if not the majority) of crimes against humanity have been carried out precisely by organizations and people with the kind of corrective ideology you are on here evangelizing.

I'm really quite surprised to be having this discussion honestly, I don't know if it's some mental culture of the Silicon Valley bubble or complete lack of historical knowledge or what...

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_mass_killings_of_19...

[sharun]

How do you know what my corrective ideology is?

Without even knowing that or expressing any kind of curiosity about it, just look at the assumptions you are making about me. Social media is just conditioning us to keep reacting to one another and it doesn't have to be this way.

I haven't made too many comments on HN cause this is the kind of reaction I get all the time. If you are interested here's my fix - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14125904

[nradov]

Anyone who can watch YouTube videos can also get on Twitter and make noise (except for a few countries where Twitter is explicitly blocked).

[sharun]

You mean anyone whom you have interacted with can. If you visit India, I can introduce you to people who spend many hours a day on YouTube without knowing how to read. It's not complicated to imagine if you have been around kids. Kids these days do all kinds of things with devices before they have learnt to read or write. The big difference here being there is no parental figure keeping an eye on the kids and what they are consuming.