Do you still remember these two young men?

In October 2006, the global technology world was shocked by the news that Google had agreed to spend a huge sum of $1.65 billion in stock to acquire YouTube - a young video viewing platform that had only been operating for more than a year, had never made a profit and was burdened with huge operating costs. Many people call it the search giant's madness. But few people know that that historic nod was inspired by the giggles of a powerful woman in front of the computer screen, when she accidentally watched a video of two students in a messy dorm room. Everything goes back to the summer of 2005, a time when the Internet for my generation of students was still something extremely new and somewhat luxurious. At that time, the concept of broadband network or high-speed fiber optic cable was still a story of the future. I, like my brothers, grew up with the typical "whirring... buzzing" sound of dial-up dial-up networks, or early "crawling" ADSL transmission lines. To watch a video clip that is only three minutes long online, you have to press the pause button, then patiently wait for the loading bar to run little by little in suspense. The lack of technology at that time, strangely enough, was the catalyst that made the joy more concentrated and original than ever. You don't surf the screen in the solitude of your personal phones. Instead, the joy of that time was always the joy of collective sharing.

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Google's powerful woman realized that: The future of media does not lie in expensive professional studios or elaborately edited content, but in the hands of ordinary users. YouTube is the most authentic mirror of human life, humor and unlimited creativity. Google's decision to spend $1.65 billion is more than just a business deal; It's a historic bet on the power of community. Google has seen the value of "popularizing" content from such rudimentary videos, thereby opening an era where anyone, anywhere, with just an old webcam and a soul eager to express themselves, can connect and inspire the whole world. Now, when surfing sharp short videos with time-manipulating algorithms, we sometimes crave the nostalgic feeling of the old days. The day when the Internet was slow, the video was blurry, but the laughter resounding between the classrooms and dormitory corners was crisp and strangely carefree.