John G. Goodman: Steve Chen

Quotes 

• Ebenezer YouTube : Where are we, Spirit?

  Ghost of YouTube Past : We are back to 2005. The launch of YouTube.

  Ebenezer YouTube : Oh, yes, Spirit. 2005. I was a boy here. A young man.

  Ghost of YouTube Past : Indeed. Everyone was having a great time. It didn't suck yet.

  Ebenezer YouTube : Oh, yes, this was a joyous place. There are my first partners, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen.

  Steve Chen : Oh, there's another cat video. I think there may be too many now.

  Chad Hurley : Too many? There can never be too many. Everything's allowed on the platform or it doesn't work. It's free and open. Cheers to that.

  Ebenezer YouTube : Free and open? Humbug! How foolish we were, Spirit. If we had any idea back then what we know now.

  Ghost of YouTube Past : These are merely shadows of the past. They can't hear you. I see no fools before me, only men who wanted a free and open platform. Besides, you were already bigger than myspace.

  Ebenezer YouTube : Myspace created their own downfall when they became a safe haven for pedophiles. If I'd known back then what I know now, these people wouldn't have a job posting all these problematic videos. It's a miracle we didn't go belly up.

  Ghost of YouTube Past : Don't you see? This is the environment that made YouTube what it is, the freedom of it, the fairness. Hits, likes, comments. These are the things that made YouTube great and pushed the best people to the top. It was a meritocracy.