YouTube holds a lot of unique content, documenting current times and events as they were happening. Given YouTubes relatively short existence, this is not obvious to everyone yet, but given just ten more years it will already start to provide an interesting glimpse into the lives of the people of the past. Imagine if we would have had the same insight about the people living in earlier centuries. Instead of us having to read about them in books, they could show it to us themselves.
I believe the Internet Archive (https://www.archive.org) along with sources such as YouTube, provided they survive, will be considered the most important to get insights into the lives of the common people for future generations.
I believe the Internet Archive (https://www.archive.org) along with sources such as YouTube, provided they survive, will be considered the most important to get insights into the lives of the common people for future generations.