Saturday 6 December 2008

Predictability in the comments section


(click to enlarge - it's hilarious)

I like watching YouTube videos. Sometimes I listen to songs on YouTube. The only problem with this is: regardless of what the video is, I find I always have to read the comments. I can't help it, even though I know that the average YouTube user is an illiterate, racist, short-tempered teenager.

Here are the types of comments you are sure to find on certain YouTube music videos:

If a song has a notable guitar solo or riff - you will read comments like "there not akchuly tlnted ne1 can play pentatonic solos" "FAIL. You sir, are a moron". There will always be a debate about how good/bad someone is at guitar. Incidentally, these people miss the point - the talent is not about how well the artist in question can perform a guitar solo, it's that they were able to create a song far better than anyone on YouTube could ever do.

If a song has even the slightest hint of political undertones - you will read comments about the war in Iraq, about Obama, about Hitler, about religion, and about slavery.

If a song is making a blatant political statement - you will come across some twit saying "Why is everyone bringing politics into this? Why can't you just enjoy the music?"

If a song is a little bit old and sentimental - you will get some 60 year old man talking about how "music like this ain't made no more" or that they were "at that Neil Diamond concert in '73 - that's where I met my darlin' wife".

If a song is new and popular (and has 200,832,291 views) - you will either read "I luv this song!!!!!!!111" or "Great vid, check out my profile for hot babes".

If a song has been covered by another artist, or if it is a cover - a raging and occasionally obscene debate will take place about which version is better.

Feel free to add any others you've noticed.

4 comments:

Jason said...

Due to the fact that the source wasn't credited, here is the original.

As above, click the image to embiggen. Very funny.

Cabernet Leather said...

Do you work for xkcd or something Jase?

Jason said...

Nope, just a big fan :D

Laura said...

This is the followup:

http://xkcd.com/481/