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Over the years a lot of people use internet for many reasons. One website used a lot is YouTube. YouTube can have positive impacts, as well as negative impacts.
YouTube contains a lot of narcissism, adult footage, and racism.
One of the reasons YouTube has a negative impact on society is narcissism. Narcissism is when people are excessively interested in themselves, to the point that they think they’re able to get famous. “The internet’s democratization of access to publicity makes everyone feel like they are able on the level of celebrity; able to tweet their favorite stars, put up a website about themselves and post photos of themselves on social media (Rachel).” Now a day a lot of people want to become famous. “Everyone wants to be a star and the advent of YouTube and social media has made it appear to be readily attainable (Rachel).” As a result, people think that putting videos and images on YouTube could make them famous, in which in some occasions it could be possible.
Another reason why YouTube contains a lot of narcissism is because people want to become popular, and they do stuff to promote themselves. “Narcissisms appear as a necessity in a society of the spectacle, which runs from Andy Warhol’s, “15 minute of fame” prediction, though reality television and self-promotion to YouTube hits (Allen).” People think of promoting themselves they’re able to become popular for one reason or another. “Unabashed self-portraiture has a purely formal side, which seems to have escaped recent discussions about photography. Today, no one bothers to use the remote shutter trigger or even the timer to make a self-portrait (Allen).” Clearly people now a day promote themselves ...

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...ons they’re most likely to do the same thing.
In conclusion, I think that all of these cause YouTube a negative impact. But the one that causes more of an impact would be adult footage. Well, at least for me it is, because narcissism and racisms are less of an impact than pornography.

Works Cited

Rachel, Alexander. “Narcissism Nation.” SweetSearch.com August 26, 2013.web.
Allen, Jennifer. “We’re All Narcissist Now.” SweetSearch.com December 03, 2011.web.
“Porn Day Attack Hits YouTube.” SweetSearch.com May 22, 2009.Web.
Carvia, Andy. “YouTube suspends Kid’s Accounts, Get Porn Fest in Protest.” SweetSearch.com January 6, 2010.Web.
Hudge, Katie. “Police Search for a Woman in a Racist Rant.” SweetSearch.com April 11, 2013.Web.
Slotnik, Daniel E. “Cartoons of a Racist Past Lurk on YouTube.” SweetSearch.com April 28, 2001.Web.

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