YouTube Is Probably the Only Safest Social Media Platform For Now
I’ve avoided everything else.
I used to think LinkedIn is a safe social media platform, as people are way nicer there than anywhere else.
But boy, was I wrong. It promotes a lot of toxic positivity and hustles culture that I could no longer stand on my feed anymore.
In the end, just like Instagram, I shelved it somewhere in my app phone so that I can stay the hell away from it.
YouTube is probably the only social media platform that I feel safe around. I don’t need to worry about toxic positivity, hustle culture, and all the BS we keep seeing on other social media platforms.
But overall, I think it’s the most open platform I’ve ever used.
The promotion of transparency
I really don’t know how YouTube does this, but I find a lot of honest content there, and the community is a lot better.
Recently, the YouTubers I’ve been following became more transparent with what’s going on around them. They really had no problem showing the other side of being an influencer, cool high paying jobs, or any other fancy titles most of us would probably kill to have for a lifestyle. Some would even tell you how bad they felt and they don’t even look like they are lying. You can really tell from their faces that they are being genuine and honest with their situation.
And I truly appreciate their openness to the public.
Most people would see this as a weakness, and I think the YouTubers would be thinking twice when they are posting their vulnerable side.
Except that people are supportive and give sympathy to the YouTuber, even going to an extent where they share their own struggles too.
It really is a safe place and community for everyone.
Negativity is welcomed
I get that there are people being demonetized or blocked due to certain information there.
But that’s mostly on the political sides of the genre or anything that promotes abuse or self-harming.
Other than those, there are people admitting that the grass isn’t greener on their side despite having the fame and money. The Youtubers I admire all admitted those on their videos, some were even crying on camera telling about their struggles.
Even the biggest YouTuber Pewdiepie openly admitted about his struggle with anxiety and going to therapy.
“Forcing positivity is f*cking exhausting. It’s soul-crushing to keep that up for a long time. And I realized is that if I’m gonna keep making videos, I’m just gonna be more honest. But it makes me happier and it makes me hate myself less.” — PewDiePie, 2017.
Even Markiplier said something similar in one of his confession videos:
“I have this incessant need to keep moving forward, and so when it comes down to my life, if there’s ever a time when I’m stuck doing the same thing I often get antsy. But this is different because like I’ve got so many different things going on.”
You don’t usually see this open honesty on any other social media platforms because it’s not encouraged. They are designed to show your best side online and leave out the worst part, and soon it has become a toxic positivity.
But with YouTube, I don’t know how they did it, but they welcome any content creators who are feeling the opposite and show their other side instead of bottling up the facade, which I very much appreciate from them.
YouTube is a community
I don’t think YouTube is just any social media platform now.
YouTube has been around for decades, together with other social media platforms. But out of all the platforms, I find that only YouTube managed to clear the stains of toxicity and it felt more like a community now.
Yea, sure. I agree that we have passed the Golden Age of the internet, including YouTube. You’d find more people enjoying reality rather than online.
But I have to applaud YouTube for keeping its platform off any facade to the creators and even their audience. Making us feel like we are not the only ones feeling bad or struggling with anxiety.
These YouTubers even took the time to give us words of encouragement, and tell us that they too are struggling despite being in the place where most of us would kill to be. They are truly being honest with their work and struggles too.
Because of this, even the community and their subscribers appreciate their honesty and gave them words of encouragement as well in return, a community of supporting each other no matter their statuses:
There is sometimes inflation of positivity, but it’s levelled with the negative sides that we need to release as human beings. None of them ever reached a peak since they are balanced with each other.
So saying YouTube is toxic is not true for me; I spend more time there than on any other platform.
YouTube is probably the safest platform to run to now.
I really don’t know how YouTube built this transparency culture when no other platforms managed to do.
But I truly appreciate how it has become the safest place to run to when I’m feeling down or anxious. There are no quotes about “working hard” or “hustle your way” and anything similar to that.
And to be totally honest, my mind is tired for quite a while. I’ve been having anxieties for quite a while about my future, and there are times I felt stuck. Like, I’m not sure where I’m going as my plans are all derailed because of covid. I’m making new plans now, but the reality didn’t meet my expectations.
These anxieties grew when I looked at my social media feed, and I can’t help but feel bad every time I used the apps. That’s when I made the decision to leave it alone to this day (only opened it if my friend contacted me).
However, I felt a lot safe on YouTube.
It’s really a place where people can share anything. I don’t feel the same when I’m on other social media platforms.
Only YouTube.
And I’m truly grateful for the platform.
I suppose, for now, YouTube is the only safest place online.
