Reaction to Youtube Quote

"YouTube proves that in practice the economic and cultural rearrangements that “participatory culture” stands for are as disruptive and uncomfortable as they might be potentially liberating. The debates and struggles around YouTube as a site of participatory culture…are less about technology and more about cultural and political questions: who gets to speak, and who gets the attention; what compensations or rewards there are for creativity and work; and the uncertainties around various forms of expertise and authority."

I don't understand how Burgess and Green can make the claim that Youtube is uncomfortable and disruptive. I mean, what exactly is uncomfortable and disruptive about it? Maybe they are referring to the fact that there are a lot of obscene and inappropriate videos on the website; but that's the only thing I can think of. I do agree with them however that Youtube can potentially be liberating since it for the most part allows anybody to post whatever they want on it. It's a good forum for allowing people to speak their mind's through video. I do feel that Youtube is a good site of participatory culture although in this quote they seem hesitant to make such a claim. To answer their questions, everybody and anybody gets to speak whether that be via posting a video or leaving a comment. The people who get the most attention are obviously the people who post the best videos and get the most hits, but there are no monetary compensations or rewards for their creativity and work, instead they get their 15 minutes of fame.