The YouTube comments section can be a breeding ground for trolls and negativity, but the good thing is that their toxicity is often buried under other people's cleverness and wit, which can add an extra layer of entertainment to our video-watching experience.
To remind ourselves that the clip is usually just part of the content and the remainder is below it, let's take a look at the Twitter account 'Absolutely Insane YouTube Comments.' From silly wordplay to surprising connections and references, it has a little bit of something for every sense of humor.
If you like what the account offers, open up our earlier publications on it here and here as well!
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*laughing* well at least I’m not like that *glares at papers*
Even though it is full of gems, one of the most well-known platform's stars, MrBeast, has recently revealed that he despises the way the comment section is structured on YouTube.
The American content creator, who managed to grow his own channel to the point that he even got to overshadow PewDiePie himself, was asked on a recent podcast what he would do if he were to take over YouTube for a year.
While he was overall satisfied with the way the platform works, he said he has a problem with how the top comments in every YouTube video are either meaningless spam or bots trying to scam users.
Fun fact: eggs are unfertilised babies, so they are chicken periods. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
The YouTuber then mentioned Reddit which, in his opinion, does a much better job with that feature, as it actually allows users to leave behind constructive comments.
YouTube's promoted comment environment has gotten so awful for MrBeast that he frequently skips reading what viewers are saying about his videos, preferring to check out the feedback on other places, such as the aforementioned Reddit and Twitter.
*smiles* would you.. would you like fries with that? *ba-da-ba-ba-ba!* (sorry if anything is incorrect, I haven’t watched it yet)
Oh no, now I'm thinking about humanizing every word in the English language somebody help me!
He looks like he’s lactose intolerant and wondering how he can get out of lacrosse!
... Canadian here... not enough shiner or facial scarring... (It's violent. Really... violent...word has a different connotation for me)
Wait, ‘lacrosse’ in the US, or in Canada?…because the word means very different things in those two places.
Until you realize lacrosse is a game invented by Indigenous People.
Id say he looks more like the word(s) 'Can I see the dentist please? Cuppa tea ?"
Despite that, the platform remains immensely popular. As of June 2022, more than 500 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube every minute. This equates to roughly 30,000 hours of new content every hour.
The amount of content on YouTube has increased dramatically as consumers’ appetite for online video has grown. In fact, the number of video content hours uploaded every 60 seconds grew by around 40 percent between 2014 and 2020.
Online video is one of the most popular digital activities worldwide, with 27 percent of internet users watching more than 10 hours of clips on a weekly basis.
In 2020, it is estimated that YouTube counted more than 2.1 billion users across the globe, resulting in more than one billion hours of video being watched every day. In 2021, the video platform was one of the leading media and entertainment brands, with a brand value of more than 47 billion U.S. dollars.
*narrator voice* Joshua was never seen alive again. He was later found under a bridge, and in a river
And while TikTok has rocketed in popularity since its North American debut several years ago, YouTube tops the current online landscape even among younger generations.
A new survey by the Pew Research Center revealed that it is used by 95% of teens. (TikTok is next on the list of platforms that were asked about in this survey (67%), followed by Instagram and Snapchat, which are both used by about six-in-ten teens.)
Such a shame he fell off the Grand Canyon, trying to cross over it by a ladder.
Wow such a good hack, I’ve been doing chiropractic stuff and this’ll be great for business
As anthropologist Krystal D'Costa said, online comments help us understand where we fall in the range of perspectives about a particular view. And the thing with the internet is that we don't have to engage. If we see something we don't like, we can choose to "walk away."
He has to have so much blood though. Imagine when he does blood donations. “We know you have more blood. Don’t be greedy. Give us your blood. You’re just being selfish”
Psshhh me neither, totally failed as a heart surgeon my friend
when u ask what the emergency hotline in a country is and get 5k likes and no replies
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Best YouTube comment I’ve ever seen is on Send Me on My Way by Rusted Root (you’ll know the song if you’ve ever watched Ice Age). It was “this man sings in doctor’s handwriting” and it was perfect for the way the guy sings.
100% accurate. I saw someone sing it for karaoke once. They should have practiced first.
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Best YouTube comment I’ve ever seen is on Send Me on My Way by Rusted Root (you’ll know the song if you’ve ever watched Ice Age). It was “this man sings in doctor’s handwriting” and it was perfect for the way the guy sings.
100% accurate. I saw someone sing it for karaoke once. They should have practiced first.
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