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In my cursory glances at the content, I noticed I seemed to be a big focus for everyone. I began checking the video weekly as the comment count continued to creep up. In fact, I found the variety of ways people were able to be terrible…oddly interesting? The thoughts that came to their minds, and the things they felt they could say, hit on areas I would not have predicted. It was what everyone would expect: a hodge-podge of quick congratulations and compliments.and then a lot of ugly.

I came across the YouTube channel post first. PBS uploaded the episode clip to two locations: their website, and their YouTube channel. Several months later, I found out about it airing. It was an unexpected opportunity and a really great experience for me.Īfter the taping, friends and family waited anxiously for the broadcast. In the episode, they helped build my garage into a woodshop. When you think “the comments section,” you don’t exactly think “civility.” And as the responses to my video racked their way up past a thousand, I grew amazed by the creativity (and severity) of the insults, snide remarks, and cut-downs.Ī couple years ago I was on an episode of the PBS program Ask This Old House (AskTOH), which was a staple in my home as a kid. I knew better than to read the comments-but once you start scrolling, it’s hard to look away.

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