I have a love/hate relationship with many things. Wheelbarrows, for example. It's such a great concept (they help you... um... barrow... things), but most of the ones I've used have just one wheel, which is an excellent way to carry a heavy load 2 or 3 feet before accidentally dumping it out the side.

   That being said, the term "love/hate' most perfectly describes how I feel about the comment section on YouTube. Or news articles. Or ANY website. The comment section is the best place to see humans saying what they really think without getting sideways glances or judgement from their peers. Commenting on the internet just may be the best way to experience free speech. It's hard to express the feeling of satisfaction I get from seeing one of my  thoughts out there on the world wide web for MILLIONS to see. And it's harder to express my extreme depression when faced with the following facts...

"Anonymous"

   Anyone with a username also has an opinion, and the internet grants them freedom to express it. Even stupid people, conspiracy theorists, ignorant pre-teens, and regular old assholes. Look at the comment section of any video on YouTube featuring President Obama. Odds are, you can (too easily) find more than a handful handful of comments that, if said out loud, would get someone fired, sued, or punched in the face. A Justin Bieber video will warrant literally MILLIONS of crude, unedited, homophobic slurs for every 11-year-old girl to read. And users will submit those comments completely confident that they can go back to their actual lives without anyone knowing about their sinister online personas. Those will inevitably lead to sympathetic "Don't listen to the haters. They're just jealous" statements from the people who don't realize that no one will be there to pat them on the back for standing up to cyberbullies but themselves.
   You can be whoever you want when you comment on a website, no matter how vile, politically incorrect, rude, ignorant or annoying. You can be an asshole with no consequences or you can be a saint with no reward. That's OK, though, because the best/worst thing about internet commenting is...

NO ONE CARES.
 
   I've never once watched an interview with Justin Bieber and heard him say, "...Well, the song was really meant for my fans, like SuperCountryGirl97, who stood up for me against haters like DarkClawFTW (both actual YouTube users who commented on that video). That's what really motivates me."
   Actually, I've never watched an interview with Justin Bieber. But I'm sure that wouldn't be a main focus. The point is, the comment section on any website is the best place to see what people really think about something, then realize that you never really wanted to know.