Critical and Reflective Thinking

YouTube has been an ever-growing website with millions of people visiting it every day. There were many challenges towards achieving this success. Firstly, one of the co-founders of YouTube, Steve Chen, had many doubts about his company’s success, saying “there’s just not that many videos [he] want[s] to watch”. Like any other businessman starting up a new company, Steve was very worried and stressed that this company of his might crumble. However, I believe this gave Steve motivation to make his company better and I strongly agree this is the reason that YouTube is so successful today. Secondly, I think YouTube is popular all these years after because of the continuous success of many different content creators. Without these creators, YouTube would fall. They contribute heavily to YouTube’s relevancy and success. I also strongly disagree with what Steve had said in the beginning. Now, there are billions of videos for every occasion. From trendy, funny videos to serious talks, everyone can enjoy the videos released on YouTube daily. In conclusion, YouTube was slow in the beginning, but achieved great success with the diverse group of individuals that brighten up YouTube’s page.

I can examine evidence from various perspectives to analyze and make well-supported judgments about and interpretations of complex issues.   

I believe that I completed this core competency perfectly in the paragraph that I wrote. Looking at different perspectives is crucial to analyzing complex issues. Everyone needs to be heard. Without content creators, YouTube would fall. Without YouTube, content creators would fall. I believe that everyone plays a part in the success of each other.