For the most part I would say I disagree with the assertions of Andrew Keen. I found them to be arrogant and not very well developed. The argument of Keen that interested me the most was that the proliferation of homemade movies, such as those on websites like YouTube, are somehow hindering the progress of true artists. He feels that free works on the internet degrade our very society and are causing us the slip into a state worse than Nazi Germany. Again, this argument makes little sense to me. First of all, no one is forcing anyone to watch the clips on the internet. If you do not wish to waste your time on YouTube, then don’t visit that site. And as to these clips harming the works of true artists, I would figure that the opposite would be true. People go to YouTube, see all the alleged waste and sorry excuses for art and are left craving for more. YouTube, in effect, should drive the masses to true art if the content provided in so wretched, and the artists should prosper.......
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