That video is dope. Dude hadn't posted on YouTube in 2 years and then drops a 6 hour video on EVE Online. We almost lost him to that fuckin game, lmao.

Yeah, I couldn't do that one. I did like 30 minutes and got tired of it. That's like half a day of talking about the same thing.

There are a few good ones that are absolutely worth watching, also kinda ones where if you don't pay attention it's meaningless.

from Folding Ideas:

as an into to him a 17 minute (nugget sized, lol) piece about Jamie Oliver and his Weird war on Nuggets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-a9VDIbZCU&pp=ygUaZm9sZGluZyBpZGVhcyBqYW1pZSBvbGl2ZXI%3D

if you like that you might wanna check out his longer videos, the most well known is probably:

The Line goes up - The problem with NFTs 2h 18m It's a rundown of Crypto's and NFTs and explainer of what they are their socio economical roots etc, really good.

Contrepeneurs - The mikkelsen twins 1h 50m A good video about a layered ponzi scheme.

The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse 1h 50m this about the metaverse and similar "second life clones"

This is financial advice - 2h 30m A deep dive into GME, Apes, Diamond Hands and MOASS, also really good.

Why it's rude to suck at World of Warcraft, 1h 25m really interesting video about WoW, game design and the meta game around WoW

In Search of Flat earth - 1h 16m deep dive into flat earthers

Another really good Video by a different Channel, some more news

A Brief Look at Jordan Peterson - 2h 55m - A methodical, step by step dismantlement of the idea that Jordan Peterson is anything else than a Right Winger and a moron.

Video essays are like the perfect cross between a podcast and an audiobook. They're long enough to put on while I'm doing something else, like cleaning or studying, but short enough to get through in one sitting. And then if I need a break from what I'm doing, I can focus on the video for a little.

I do. I don't do nothing while I do it, but I do other things as background, and treat that as foreground.

I also do what you do, but I definitely also consume them as a primary thing.

Pretty much all the things I am subscribed to make 20-45 minute videos and I watch them like any other TV show of the same length.

The things I throw on just to have something in the background are way longer. 4 hour stream VODs. 10 hours of music. 24/7 AI generated bullshit.

I focus for 15 minutes as I don't have time for 4 hours, but then they end and I realize I've lost another day.

There is a german youtuber who does a "5 minute Harry Podcast" where she analyzes 5 minutes of the first Harry Potter movie each time and they are mostly half an hour to an hour long.

Roblox_oof.mp3 is a masterpiece.

Second monitor while I browse

Mine is more like:

10 minutes? Oh neat, that sounds like a nice little snack, maybe a new topic to discover?

Half an hour? Oooh, this could get interesting, this could be a pretty good introduction to the topic.

An hour? Nice, someone clearly did some research and isn't skimping in details! Time to learn something.

Six hours? Holy heck, this topic must be much deeper than I though! This person clearly did some homework and has something to say! Time to get consumed.

And it's the shit every time

Found this fascinating one about the old flash game World's Hardest Game:

https://youtu.be/sU851gBd7WQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCSeISYcoyI

yess I spent a weekend watching that when it first came out and it was an awesome watch. I think about 4 hrs in is when I finally realized his name was a euphemism lol

Makes me think of Summoning Salt, he does one hell of a job telling a story in each of his "history of world records" videos.

Honestly, I expected at least 24 hours for the complete history of Rome.

Worst MMO Ever is incredible. The time and attention he spends deep diving into truly terrible MMOs is an artistic labor of love. I could never do it but I sure enjoy watching him do it for me.

Jenny Nicholson is my weak spot. Defunctland and Down the Rabbit Hole are also great.