That is the interesting viewpoint of Michael Wesch, an assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University. Welch gave a talk at the Library of Congress Monday and he this question by an audience member:
Why should anyone care about a subculture of homemade video makers, or the fact that some people watch amusing clips on the Internet instead of looking at TV? “I don’t understand how this is going to impact my life,”
The response by Professor Wesch was:
