It seems that everything turned into scams, aggressive self marketing and just click bait irrelevant content. I liked finance videos, but every creator sounds like “the world will end soon” or “my secret method to make 1 million per week day trading stocks/forex/crypto.”
Content aimed at culture (movies/series) also behave the same way, throwing a bit of politics into the mix. Always the same incendiary click bait title spewing a bunch of nonsense that has nothing the story, setting characters or other topics relevant to the piece.
Is there anything that can be saved on that platform? It has gotten so bad that I’m start to think that Tiktok and Twitter both have better content than YouTube. At least in those platforms you can find a random dude writing an essay in a series of 20 tweets on why an increase of mantis is related to the global surge of ballpoint pen prices.
- int-argc-char-argv ( @int-argc-char-argv@kbin.social ) 32•1 year ago
Video Essayists:
Barely Sociable - mysteries and dark stuff
CGP Grey - stuff you forgot you wondered about
Computerphile - explanations of topics tangentially related to Current Tech Thing
Defunctland - documentaries about theme parks and their experimental ventures
Disrupt - thought provoking dark topics; a bit over the top (this is why I don’t watch Nexpo)
hbomberguy - venting about video games and pop culture
Jacob Geller - existentialism framed through video games
LEMMiNO - investigations into things that have left a societal impact
Numberphile - professors geeking out
Philion - explorations of sticky situations in pop culture
Quinton Reviews - mercilessly in-depth explorations and reviews of millenial and gen z nostalgia
Slightly Sociable - more mysteries and dark stuff
Solar Sands - existentialism framed through pop culture rants
Summoning Salt - mostly retro gaming speedrunning content
Veritasium - educational content
Wendigoon - paranoid nerd content
Wendover Productions - explorations of how the world worksOther stuff that interests me:
Captain Disillusion - breakdowns of digital trickery; digital media education
danooct1 - examining retro viruses
Surveillance Report - an approachable, not-too-paranoid, privacy news podcast (breaches, legislation updates, commentary, etc)
TechLore - privacy info and commentary
videogamedunkey - video game critic; pop culture commentary- iByteABit [he/him] ( @iByteABit@lemm.ee ) 4•1 year ago
Finally someone mentioning dunkey
This comment is almost as good as Knack 3
- swan_pr ( @swan_pr@lemmy.ca ) 1•1 year ago
Great list, I follow a lot of the same channels! I’d add EmpLemon and Bright Sun Films if you don’t already follow. Solar Sands is exceptionally good.
- JoshCodes ( @joshcodes@programming.dev ) 1•1 year ago
Just wanted to add DIYPerks to the list because he makes some cool stuff
- KyuubiNoKitsune ( @KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 22•1 year ago
Here’s my superlist…
Critique of dumb capitalist ideas: Adam Something https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvfHa-GHSOHFAjU0-Ie57A
Science/Design Practical: ALEX LAB https://www.youtube.com/c/ALEXLAB
Most awesome demonstrations of DIY science shit ever, dude is a genius, 100/10 do recommend… Applied Science https://www.youtube.com/user/bkraz333
Material Physics and other Physics stuff: AlphaPhoenix https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCWeRTgd79JL0ilH0ZywSJA
Model rockets, flight computers and other cool shit (dude builds a landable solid rocket booster, very cool): BPS.space https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCILl8ozWuxnFYXIe2svjHhg
A younger Veritasium/Tom Scott: Atomic Frontier https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbCq5Y0WPGimG2jNXhoQxGw
Machine shop shit and good humour: AvE https://www.youtube.com/user/arduinoversusevil
Good humor and crazy ideas: Boy Boy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_S45UpAYVuc0fYEcHN9BVQ
Interesting sciency stuff, not too technical: Brainiac75 https://www.youtube.com/user/brainiac75
Practical Morons: Allen Pan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVS89U86PwqzNkK2qYNbk5A
Material physics, general science stuff, usually on a nanometer scale, dude owns a SEM and some other cool tools. Breaking Taps https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC06HVrkOL33D5lLnCPjr6NQ
South African dude, was an apprentice at Hacksmith labs: Build IRL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4gbCGiEov1VAcOFpfGKPiA
Surely everyone knows that hexagons are the bestagons: CGP Grey https://www.youtube.com/user/CGPGrey
Cool chemical reactions in slo-mo ChemicalForce https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqONNjBkukcc2yXbmHL8niQ
Chemistry vids: ElementalMaker https://www.youtube.com/user/ElementCollector1001
Chemistry vids from a rambling (smart) idiot: Explosions&Fire https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVovvq34gd0ps5cVYNZrc7A Extractions&Ire https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFApMFo_AafXbHRyEJefjA
Very detailed Chemistry videos: NileRed https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedNile 2nd Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1D3yD4wlPMico0dss264XA
Chemistry stuff: Thoisoi2 - Chemical Experiments! https://www.youtube.com/user/TheThoisoi2
Crazy medical edge cases: Chubbyemu https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKOvOaJv4GK-oDqx-sj7VVg
Interesting medical stuff from a cardiologist: Medlife Crisis https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgRBRE1DUP2w7HTH9j_L4OQ
Impressive redneck DIY projects: Cranktown City https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3KKU5-uaoLyKnGVzv1XNw
Woodworking projects: DIY Creators https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChKlSK39lLg8eZHIX0iVzLA
Crazy high quality DIY projects: DIY Perks https://www.youtube.com/user/DIYPerks
In depth engineering videos focussed around cars: Engineering Explained https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineeringExplained
Optics, dude makes lenses n’ shit: Huygens Optics https://www.youtube.com/user/huygensoptics
Australian redneck DIY projects: I did a thing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLZe_NoiG0hT7QCX_9vmqw
Lots of 3D printing, lots of jet engines and turbines: Integza https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2avWDLN1EI3r1RZ_dlSxCw
Large scale 3D printing stuff: Ivan Miranda https://www.youtube.com/user/superazote
Very in-depth practical game prop DIY projects: JAIRUS OF ALL https://www.youtube.com/user/jairust
Dude hates his life but builds cool robots and shit: James Bruton https://www.youtube.com/user/jamesbruton
Movie and game inspired crazy DIY projects: JLaservideo https://www.youtube.com/user/JLaservideo
Interesting and strange DIY projects: Joel Creates https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHk0IYEDJxQGQ-nbd3yP_KA
Discussions of science and other weirdness: Kyle Hill https://www.youtube.com/user/ScienceBasedLife
Full Mac repair videos from angry repair man: Louis Rossmann https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup
Some DIY stuff, not my fav but he’s okay: Louis Weisz https://www.youtube.com/user/WeiszCracks
3D printing and other projects: Maker’s Muse https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMakersMuse
Heavy technical electronics stuff: Marco Reps https://www.youtube.com/user/reppesis
High voltage electronics: Plasma Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg45A-ph7Eu8jQgfrwDkHLg
Electronics/DIY projects with an artistic flair: SeanHodgins https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-bw6PRKuDlH6fP1mP4nOw
Electronics, 3D printing and other crazy projects: Zack Freedman https://www.youtube.com/user/ZackFreedman
Electronics: GreatScott! https://www.youtube.com/user/greatscottlab
Electronics and bad DIY booze: bigclivedotcom https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom
Ozzie electronic engineer: EEVblog https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog
Dumbass electronic engineer who likes blowing shit up and shocking himself: ElectroBOOM https://www.youtube.com/user/msadaghd
Your weekly space/rocket reports: Marcus House https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBNHHEoiSF8pcLgqLKVugOw
Space and astronomy news/info: Scott Manley https://www.youtube.com/user/szyzyg
Dude who does crazy stuff to pianos: Mattias Krantz https://www.youtube.com/user/Mattiaskrantz
Dude who builds useless robots: Michael Reeves https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtHaxi4GTYDpJgMSGy7AeSw
Minis and dioramas: Nerdforge https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggHsHce2n3vvbJf_8YKrMA
Thalasso hobbyer たらそほびや https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdYAt_kceIuiDwklp0EeIFw
Cool science and DIY stuff: NightHawkInLight https://www.youtube.com/user/Nighthawkinlight
Super interesting socail documentaries: Oki’s Weird Stories https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjDQKxiTVpXutZc2Ra9wCAg
Model planes, drones, rockets, racing cars etc: PeterSripol https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7yF9tV4xWEMZkel7q8La_w
ProjectAir https://www.youtube.com/user/ThatScienceGuyJames
rctestflight https://www.youtube.com/user/rctestflight
Tom Stanton https://www.youtube.com/user/tomstanton282
RCLifeOn https://www.youtube.com/user/RcLifeOnSimon
Interesting physics stuff: Physics Girl https://www.youtube.com/user/physicswoman
3D printing and design: Proper Printing https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqfMW0tMZEciSXQym8x0EoQ
Podcast hosted by a bunch of science youtubers: Safety Third https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QE72cxiBkiwnvGoFfqYOg
Random DIY projects, like turning a Tesla into a truck: Simone Giertz https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3KEoMzNz8eYnwBC34RaKCQ
Science and practical stuff: SmarterEveryDay https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2
Interesting experiments and simple explanations to strange phenomenon: Steve Mould https://www.youtube.com/user/steventhebrave
Crazy engineering by a genius: Stuff Made Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj1VqrHhDte54oLgPG4xpuQ
Lasers and high voltage: styropyro https://www.youtube.com/user/styropyro
Long form DIY stuff with detailed explanations: Tech Ingredients https://www.youtube.com/user/TechIngredients
In-depth explanations and history of technology: Technology Connections https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q
Testla coils: teslista555 https://www.youtube.com/user/teslista555
Science and bioengineering: The Thought Emporium https://www.youtube.com/user/TheChemlife
Redneck science: TheBackyardScientist https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBackyardScientist
3D Printing: Thomas Sanladerer https://www.youtube.com/user/ThomasSanladerer
Dude who tells you about interesting things and places: Tom Scott https://www.youtube.com/user/enyay
Ozzy redneck DIY: Turnah81 https://www.youtube.com/user/Turnah81
DIY projects and fabrication: Tyler Bell https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0FT83RjTWCmc6n9lLojmQ
Interesting theory, math, physics and science subjects: Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium
Insanely detailed miniture mechanical projects: W&M Levsha https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLt9kIslIa1ffiM8A04KORw
Dumb but entertaining DIY stuff: William Osman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMJ2MchTSW2kWaT0kK94Yw
Fun videos and skits:
Chris and Jack https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Liv5-jdU2Qk53lTtYDG2w
Matthew McCleskey https://www.youtube.com/user/foreignduckslap
MattColbo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDyqjn-9rKdcAe0gTMAkqyg
Joma Tech https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0qA-eDDICsRR9rPcnG7tw
Gus Johnson https://www.youtube.com/user/gustoonz
Goat-on-a-Stick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDyR_C_QVjZR24ze0fl5S_Q
brian david gilbert https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakAg8hC_RFJm4RI3DlD7SA
FilmCow https://www.youtube.com/user/SecretAgentBob
Max Fosh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb31gOY6OD8ES0zP8M0GhAw
Lee Hardcastle https://www.youtube.com/user/leehardcastle
Joel Haver https://www.youtube.com/user/MakingShorts
Steven He (emotional damage) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0_k4INXrwPS6HhIyYqsTg
Trent Lenkarski https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiAj9NhvUTfNaq4YwOHGEyA
- birdcat ( @birdcat@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 year ago
Of all the things you suggested… WHY did I have to click on Chubbyemu??? 😭😭😭
Hahaha, Bernard is awesome.
- birdcat ( @birdcat@lemmy.ml ) 1•1 year ago
yea, insanely talented storyteller, but the stories are super disturbing 😂
- FlowerTree ( @FlowerTree@pawb.social ) 15•1 year ago
Generally, I tend to focus on smaller creators, their qualities are usually better.
The channels I watched include Nitro Rad (gaming), MattKC (tech), and Modern Vintage Gamer (retro console/gaming).
- flameguy21 ( @flameguy21@lemm.ee ) English3•1 year ago
Nitro rad is legit
- abalyes ( @abalyes@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 1•1 year ago
MattKC is a great one, highly recommend as well
- Otter ( @otter@lemmy.ca ) English15•1 year ago
Nebula is pretty great, I like a few people there. I’m also on YouTube a good bit, but only the channels I subscribe to
On YouTube itself, a few I like:
- Tom Scott, every week is something unexpected and somehow also something I want to know more about (link)
- A Great Big Story: My family really enjoys this one. It’s short interesting videos about different places and cultures. I like the ones where the host compares a food/practice from different places (link)
- About Here: Local creator in Vancouver/Canada that does stuff about local issues (link)
- Neo: I think it might be tied to a company, but the videos are interesting and very high quality. I like the 3D renders that they use. This one’s also on Nebula (link)
- Babish, mostly the basics series and any foods from shows/movies I’ve seen (link)
- Jun’s Kitchen: Really nice and peaceful cooking clips. Their cats are great too (link)
- Mustard: cool videos with nice renders about historical planes, trains, and stuff. Also on Nebula
- Thomas Flight: nice analysis on movies and TV, for things like visuals and sound design
Otherwise, here is a messy list of some more:
- Captain Disillusion: learning about visual effects and trickery
- Colin Furze: whatever crazy thing he’s building today
- EngineerGuy: a bit technical, but interesting
- EuroCarGuy: to fall asleep to, no talking just driving
- Hagerty: also a company run channel, but it’s got fun car content
- Ice Cream Sandwich: it’s funny
- Kurzgesagdt: watching this one for years
- Memable Data: a recent one, also cool visuals
- Michael Reeves
- Simone Giertz
- Technology Connections
- The slow mo guys
- Veritassium
- JaxiiRuff ( @JaxiiRuff@pawb.social ) 6•1 year ago
Technology Connections is criminally underrated. Genuinely a really smart and entertaining guy.
- Elw ( @Elw@lemmy.sdf.org ) 2•1 year ago
Yes! I saw his channel mentioned by others so I chose to leave it off my list but that channel is a true gem!
- rufus ( @rufus@discuss.tchncs.de ) 13•1 year ago
YouTube uses an algorithm to recommend videos to you. If you have difficulties, this may as well be specific to you. Either you subscribed to the wrong people. Or your algorithm is stuck in some kind of vicious circle. My YouTube feed is pretty much alright.
- snowe ( @snowe@programming.dev ) 11•1 year ago
Your comment about finance videos has nothing to do with YouTube at all. That’s literally the entire industry. Both my dad and myself have worked in finance and it’s been that way as long as I can remember. YouTube is good for educational science content, car stuff, and video game stuff. Keep politics, finance, and any sort of channels who can only stay in business by churning out new idea after new idea off of your list.
- PeWu ( @PeWu@lemmy.ml ) 11•1 year ago
I usually watch educational content with a little bit of 3blue1brown and Kurzgesagt to name a few.
- gjghkk ( @gjghkk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English5•1 year ago
kurzgesagt is also political. The video about vegan food threw me off.
I cannot trust someone on certain issues if this person is biased against some of these issues. That is the world today. It’s ok, downvote me, I’m not against veganism btw, I don’t care what people eat, but I truly do not believe in certain number presented even though I do believe that animals are treated very harshly in this capitalistic world because of profits.
- pedro ( @pedro@lemm.ee ) 4•1 year ago
Dont know why you are getting downvoted, I love kurzgesagt and I think that some statements and ideas are not just pure science and facts. They often give their opinion on the matter.
And it’s fine, they have the right to express their opinion, whether I agree with it or not
- gjghkk ( @gjghkk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English1•1 year ago
I cannot trust someone on certain issues if this person is biased against some of these issues. That is the world today. I’m not against veganism btw, I don’t care what people eat, but I truly do not believe in certain number presented even though I do believe that animals are treated very harshly in this capitalistic world because of profits.
- paradrenasite ( @paradrenasite@lemmy.ca ) 3•1 year ago
Their greenwashed climate change videos really exposed them as a corporate propaganda outlet. I can’t watch them anymore.
- Krachsterben ( @Krachsterben@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
I agree with you. Their philosophical content and pretty animations was what drew me into them in the first place, but the moment they started spewing unscientific anti-vegan propaganda and how no one should go vegan because meat tastes great, I unsubscribed.
- Asafum ( @Asafum@feddit.nl ) 5•1 year ago
Same here and it’s literally all I watch lol gave up cable almost 10 years ago!
For anyone who knows: hello wonderful person!
:P
- Dubious_Fart ( @Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml ) English9•1 year ago
Only thing I watch on youtube anymore are, like, 8 out of 10 Cats does countdown and TaskMaster.
I used to watch a lot more, but a lot of the channels I used to watch ended up losing their god damn minds with covid and i just checked out and moved on.
- jhulten ( @jhulten@infosec.pub ) 4•1 year ago
To be fair, these are top picks.
- Dubious_Fart ( @Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml ) English3•1 year ago
i cycle through 8 out of 10 cats does countdown like once a year.
Sean lock is definitely missed.
Sean and MIles were the best duo in all of Countdown…Even if they were on opposite teams. Especially when they were on Opposite teams.
- Stinkypete ( @Stinkypete@lemmy.ml ) 2•1 year ago
Taskmaster’s the shit, yo!
- Ufxp_blf ( @Ufxp_blf@sopuli.xyz ) 8•1 year ago
Just here to mention Techmoan. I think he deserves a lot more love for his attention to detail and his excelent production.
- jamiehs ( @jamiehs@lemmy.ml ) English3•1 year ago
If you enjoy Techmoan you may also enjoy Cathode Ray Dude and Technology Connections.
- Egg_In_Question ( @Egg_In_Question@lemmy.sdf.org ) 8•1 year ago
Gamers Nexus, Vaush, Keffals, Renegade Cut, Jacob Geller, Philosophy Tube, Moon Channel, Not Just Bikes, Armchair Urbanist, Sam O’Nella Academy, PatricianTV, RedLetterMedia, Polyphonic, LoneVaultWanderer, Writer Brandon McNulty, Ladyknightbrave, HiTop Films
- SigloPseudoMundo ( @SigloPseudoMundo@lemmy.ml ) 8•1 year ago
Townsends: great colonial cooking channel can’t believe the guy doesn’t have a PBS show.
Karl Jobst: good @ explaining speed runs, truly an absolute legend.
History matters: Consice answers to obscure history questions that you’ve wondered about or forgotten. Also check out history marche/historia civilis if you like history.
The Tim Traveler: European Tom Scott lite.
RedLetterMedia: skanies analyze bad VHS tapes
The operations room: Extremely well done summaries of warfare & battles.
- szczuroarturo ( @szczuroarturo@programming.dev ) 7•1 year ago
I dont know i actualy rarely have those types of scummy videos on my feed. But then again i might have Just trained my Algorithm well.
- Birdcatname ( @Birdcatname@beehaw.org ) 7•1 year ago
Beau of the Fifth Column is a channel I love to watch. He offers really good insights to news and politics.
- 1984 ( @1984@lemmy.today ) 7•1 year ago
Happy to say I don’t watch YouTube much anymore, except when someone recommends some random video… And then I use Newpipe to watch it.
I’m just so over big tech. You know that feeling when you get so tired of a person that even seeing them from a distance fills you with anger? That’s big tech for me now.
- nparkinglot ( @nparkinglot@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English6•1 year ago
I second the folks I see talking up Nebula. Great shit on there.
The ones I spend the most time with are probably Fact Fiend, Animalogic, vlogbrothers, Seth Skorkowsky, XP to Level 3, Hello Future Me, Gus Johnson, Reuben Solo, Andrew Rousso, EVNautilus, David Firth, Adam Millard…
Then there’s a bunch that I only watch on Nebula now: Extra Credits/History, Legal Eagle, Nerdwriter, Adam Neely, Philosophy Tube, Innuendo Studios, Tale Foundry, Just Write, Like Stories of Old, Lindsay Ellis, RealLifeLore, TierZoo.
Then there’s this guy who just makes long, quiet videos of him interacting with stray cats. Good, good, gooooooood shit. Changed his name recently.