"Thank god for platforms like YouTube (*cringe* I know, but hear me out)."
No, man, do thank such platforms. Those platforms that gave the power to the user, built on communities, based on a culture descending from Open Source principles, built by companies that adopted that culture as de facto modus operandi - that's what enabled everything we talk today. Including your article rightfully lambasting capitalism.
Back 30 years ago, none of your words would reach so many people.