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This is not the real problem. The bigger issue is that youtube videos are EDITED. People put hours into editing a single clip to make it palatable. Even if you

This is not the real problem. The bigger issue is that youtube videos are EDITED. People put hours into editing a single clip to make it palatable. Even if you DO catch a live stream the signal/noise is usually unbearable. No amount of technology will fix this. For personal video sharing flip/iphone is perfectly fine. I have no interest in watching video of my baby nephew live-- let mom pick the best videos and I'll watch them when I have time. From there you jump to commercially produced live content. I'm still amazed I can't stream live broadcast TV, but that's only a matter of time. The real question: is there a middle ground? Will there be semi-professional producers who can create compelling live content that people actually want to watch? I'm very skeptical. Mass media shows us images of people living fantasy lives. But it's completely artificial. The truth is that our lives feel very boring because we consume so much sexed-up mass media. Question: how many celebrities do you see life streaming? None. Why? Because they don't want to ruin the artificial mystique they have created. Consider "The Real World" -- the only way they get people to watch is by editing in into something very UNREAL. What is troubling is how many people then feel compelled to create artificial drama in their life just to feel like their life has meaning. But that's neither here not there.

kd5bjo 16y ago
You could have asked the same question about prerecorded video several years ago, and come to the same conclusions. You had professionally produced and edited shows, and you had home movies; there wasn't much in between. There are definitely amateur/semi-pro live video producers that are producing content that people want to watch. There are several of our broadcasters that regularly have 150+ viewers; I assume that they're doing something that people actually like.

kd5bjo 16y ago

You could have asked the same question about prerecorded video several years ago, and come to the same conclusions. You had professionally produced and edited shows, and you had home movies; there wasn't much in between. There are definitely amateur/semi-pro live video producers that are producing content that people want to watch. There are several of our broadcasters that regularly have 150+ viewers; I assume that they're doing something that people actually like.