YouTube comments are a bit of a lost art. Fifteen years ago, they were filled with scrappy young teens trying to get as many upvotes as they possibly could. Commenting “Like if you're still listening to this in 2011,” would cause an outpour of support from the most gullible suckers. If you were the top comment on a YouTube video, it meant something. This specific public forum has improved some over the years. There are a lot less spam accounts in comments sections

It's not all pints

Gotta make a living

It's a thorny topic

Really?

Where are the parents

Oh boy

I don't know about you, but whenever I find myself falling into a YouTube hole, it's not just the videos that I am paying attention to. Whether the video is stupid, smart, or even some excruciatingly boring tutorial, I will go out of my way to check out all of the comments. The truth is, in many cases, that the YouTube comments are more entertaining than the videos themselves. While there are some sweetly appreciative shout-outs and usually some personal anecdotes from a boomer or two, there's…

Hope they'll recover from these sick burns

Relationship problems that set off red flags

Woof.

My eyes

They're not like the other girls

Picture this: It's August 2022. As the world continues to struggle with a pandemic, and the United States is facing a scary recession, Americans seem to have gained some much-needed perspective. Instead of jumping at the opportunity to go full Karen at the drop of the hat, people are taking deep breaths, and learning not to sweat the small stuff. “Let people live” has become the country's motto, and the internet is a happy place. Instead of raging comment sections, people share compliments, adv…

As a sufferer of clinical depression and the unrelenting cynicism that comes with it, it's difficult to make me smile or laugh. Sure, puppies are cute. Yes, memes are funny. But these things just don't do it for me. I look around at other people - normal, serotonin-having people - and envy their hearty laughs at restaurants and the smiles plastered on their faces during the hectic commute. I'm not about to ask what the hell they're drinking or smoking. Instead I silently envy the ease with whic…

People being dark and edgy in the comments