Is Christmas Still About Christ?
All too often, it seems that Americans commercialize Christmas more than any other society on Earth.
I tried looking up some Jars of Clay songs for Christmas, to put in my playlist. First, I started on YouTube, which told me that only 2 out of 12 songs would be played unless I disabled my Ad Blocker. So, I disabled it and was immediately bombarded by advertisements for everything from a portable tire inflation device to pet food commercials.
YouTube purposefully put these advertisements in for Christmas it seems, as they have a new policy on ad blockers now suddenly.
Truth be told, I invented YouTube in 1998.
So, I’m not too happy about it going completely commercial with their advertisements or YouTube red. I understand they need to pay royalties, however YT survived for many years without advertising, why is it so necessary now???
Back in 1998 I launched an adult media group. I was 15 years old, running websites out of my mom’s basement.
The first year I made $6,500. The second year I made $21,000. The third year I again made at least $5,000.
So, I was no chump. I knew the power of online streaming video! I figured if we could get a database of videos, that anyone could add to, and have them streaming through the browser, it would be revolutionary. And it was.
Anyways, enough ranting. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
P.S. I don’t know who else saw This, but I thought it was very provocative. There should be peace in Palestine right now, but because of the hatred in this world, there now is no celebration of Christmas this year in Bethlehem. Instead, there is Rubble and Barbed Wire. I urge you all to pray for peace in the middle east this Christmas. Also, for peace in Ukraine and Russia, as it seems like that war may be winding down… we ask our Lord, the Prince of Peace to intervene and help negotiate a peace treaty.