YouTube is the home of some of the worlds funniest videos. It has spawned a generation of people scouring the Internet for hours on end in a tireless search for humorous videos. Why do people spend so much of their time looking for and viewing these funny videos? Is it something in the water, or is it a much more psychological explanation that has to do with trends amongst the current generation? Laughter is a powerful force. Studies have actually shown that laughter can help to strengthen a person's immune system, giving credibility to that saying, "laughter is the best medicine." Laughter also releases endorphins in the brain, which makes people feel happy. So if you ever wondered why some people never get sick, well its because they get there daily dose of laughter every day.
So often, in today's society when one is stressed, lonely, bored, etc., they seek solace and comfort in videos that make them laugh. One of my funniest videos on YouTube is made by Liam Sullivan, a creative genius. His "Shoes" video, which features him in drag as the character "Kelly," has sparked extreme laughter in many people all across the nation, and it's no surprise. Sullivan has even made a DVD and CD based on his videos, and I have a feeling he's probably made a fair amount of money from his creativity. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you'll have to check it out for yourself; just go to YouTube.com and type "Liam Sullivan Shoes" into the search box. Trust me, you'll be glad you did. Another thing that attracts people to funny Internet videos on sites like YouTube is the fact that most of the videos are so short. People in the Internet age have short attention spans, and a long video with a complicated storyline often doesn't produce as many laughs and watching several very short videos. I mean, sure, everybody likes a funny movie now and then. I just saw the movie "Sex Drive" in theaters and it had many funny parts. But in an age where movie tickets are ridiculously expensive, and it even costs a lot of money in gas to drive to the movie theater, people are turning to their computers for their entertainment.
Taking the time to watch a movie that can sometimes be up to 2 hours long can be costly in some ways as well, so taking a time out to watch a short video on the world wide web fits into many people's schedules a lot better. "Sex Drive" was funny, but it cost me almost $10 to see it, and it wasn't as actually FULL of laughs as I'd hoped. I've grown up in an Internet age where I expect to constantly be entertained by videos; if a video I'm watching online just doesn't do it for me, all I have to do is move the mouse, give a click, and switch to another video that will hopefully be more gratifying. If you spend $10 on a movie, however, you run the risk of spending your money on a crummy movie. YouTube has fundamentally changed the way that people view humorous videos, and I have a feeling that humorous videos won't ever quite be the same.
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