Is Montana just a giant state filled with drunk white people? YouTuber Nick Johnson thinks so. At least that was his first impression of the Treasure State.
I found out, quite by accident, that we have a YouTube channel. So, if you want to catch past episodes of 23 floors with the Flakes, or even audio from old shows, now you can.
There are many minors making money on youtube and for the 16-18 year olds, this restriction is probably not happy news, but as a parent, I still say yes to this move from Youtube.
The difference is that these days there are no gatekeepers. Just a couple of decades ago, if you wanted your message, song, art, book or whatever to reach a large audience you had to convince a powerful group to give you a platform. Now, we all have a platform. Youtube has birthed some mainstream stars, but even those folks who aren't household names are still doing pretty well.
I knew I wasn't alone! According to Pew research, it looks like the number one reason people use Youtube is to learn new things. I spend more time than I care to admit on Youtube, but I'm not just watching cat videos, I'm learning how to do things like forging, woodwork, electronics, guitar, etc.
I'm not even entirely certain why this bugs me, but it does. "Hey, you gotta watch this video on Youtube!" And then somebody's smart phone gets shoved in my face while they wait for me to watch their great video discovery.
Couldn't I just look at it later when I get around to it...
People on You Tube spent 7.6 billion minutes watching a giraffe give birth. Can you believe that? I would be willing to bet that Montana folks didn't spend as much time there as New Jersey folks. If you live here chances are you have seen things being born over and over again...
In a world of technology it is nice to take a step back into the past and view things as they are now. I love history and love learning about the things that were long before my time.
This is one of those times.
As you probably well know, Elkhorn, Montana is a small ghost town in Jefferson County...