When someone asks me to watch youtube clips, I give them a couple of shots to point me at something enlightening that is worth watching.
If it turns out to be mindless crap, I take it that their judgement of what is worth watching is somewhat flawed, and generally don't bother after that.
In the case of some of the clips that Scrap has shared, they can be quite entertaining, but generally not for the reasons he thinks they are. The middle aged guy with the dead animal glued to his head was a great example. Seriously fucking funny.
I tend to prefer reading stuff as well.
It is rare that I share a video on a forum. When I do I will try to include a synopsis on why I think it might be worth watching. The whole point of a forum is to learn to express your own opinions convincingly and to enlighten others as to where you stand and why. If you're relying on the stupid man's smart person to do that for you.....