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Been watching a lot of Ordinary Sausage lately. Such absolute culinary insanity and yet weirdly wholesome.
On the more soothing side of things, Townsends' cooking videos are usually just plain nice, not to mention surprisingly tasty. Never would've thought "literally put an unpeeled onion in the oven until it smells delicious" would be a viable recipe but it turns out it's amazing. Also, Mushroom Ketchup rules.
Tomatoanus does speed run explanation videos and they are always interesting to me
Do you still watch Youtube ?
Yes, pretty much a lot (like averaging 1h per day I think)
If you want recommendations for videos from community votes, check out Tournesol website (Note: recommending more about scientific, economics & life health subjects than entertainment)
Block those channels.
Autorestomod mechanic is one I watch.
Joel haver.
Lots of long-form bedroom dj mixes.
Honestly I donβt see any of what youve described on YouTube but Iβve spent years blocking garbage.
It seems that everything turned into scams, aggressive self marketing and just click bait irrelevant content.
Oh, maybe the newest video of one of my most favorite youtubers can even answer you why that is! Introducing Tom Nicholas: Griftonomics: Why Scams are Everywhere Now
I use the ASMR channels. They're very relaxing when I read. I also watch Trixie Mattel and Katya's show which is hilarious. Today I watched one where Trixie asked Katya if she were to have a child would she send it to boarding school, and Katya said "Yes, and then I would move away", which slayed me.
Big fan of Mighty Car Mods. Been going since the mid 2000s, but still don't do any BS, just good car videos. From long Top Gear Special style videos like Kei to the City down to quick and small videos like How to change your steering wheel.
I like McNally on youtube. He's like The Lock Picking Lawyer with the agression setting turned up to 11.
If i had to pick my top 2 YouTube channels...
Project Farm
Good Mythical Morning
Is Good Mythical Morning still going? I haven't watched them in years.
Mostly ASMR - it's how I get to sleep.
Also, Pitch Meeting, which I sometimes watch instead of the film.
I watch quite a bit of YouTube. Favorite channels right now (in no particular order):
Anders Erickson-cocktail recipes, tips and general banter Steve Wallis-relaxing camping videos Snazzy labs-tech/apple Becki and Chris-helicopters, photography, DIY MrMobile-phone reviews Rctestflight-all sorts of drone/3D printing/electric vehicle projects Digital Foundry-in depth technical game/console videos The Proper People - relaxing urban/abandoned exploration TheUnlockr-phone reviews/tech vlogs
Breaking Taps - Makes lab grade equipment and other wild science shit...at home.
The Thought Emporium - Genetic engineering at home.
Technology Connections - Deep dives into the tech that surrounds us.
Johnny Harris just released a video on the history of the Mormon Church.
As an exmormon, it is awesome to see stuff this high quality from someone with the same perspective as me. I'll link the video: https://youtu.be/hUW7j9GmXjI
A lot of great recommendations in the tread and I don't have much to add but for something a little different, here are my suggestions :
DayDream Gaming - Cool and/or relaxing walks through game worlds like Skyrim, Cyberpunk 2077, horseback riding in RDR, etc.
dulevoz - Cabview train rides full of cool details like the number of tunnels, elevation, engine types, etc. You don't need to be a train nerd, try it, it's absolutely fantastic and relaxing!
Virtual Railfan - Live cams at famous railroad crossings, just for the fun of watching trains go by or watch the scenery
StreamTime Live - live cams at various harbours in the US
M. B. Archives - Commentary tracks from various movies (the latest being The French Connection, rip William Friedkin)
SUSD is the only thing good on YT
My favorite channels (not previously mentioned)
No, I stopped using YouTube overall.
The scams / weird aggressive marketing + politics / solutions that don't work for problems no one has... is part of it. The next part is it fails to suggest reasonable content. The last part is that video is a really, really slow way for me to absorb information. Text, please!
The are very rare exceptions. One is clickspring. Others are specific colleagues who engineer unique-in-the-world stuff (so... people like clickspring, I guess). If it's less good than that, I cannot bear to use YouTube, and refuse to post content there too.
Then again it would be really weird to show you videos of circuit diagrams and code. So it's not a great medium for the stuff I do anyway.
You have to find your way past the 99% commercial, screaming crap and the toxic stuff that its algorithm recommends. Adblocking or premium is a must but even then the constant in-video ads have become a cancer. Itβs sometimes unbearable and makes me unsubscribe.
YouTube is like a bowl of shit with a few gems at the bottom. You just have to dig to get there.
There are already a bunch of good recommendations here so I wonβt repeat them but:
Recently I found HowardHandsTV, pop culture analysis, very funny and feels like an old school channel.
Also Common Sense Skeptic ripping apart Elon Musk and Andrew Tate lately has been entertaining.
I also fall asleep to Michael MJD and his weird and fun reviews/projects, I think itβs the voice that is soothing.
I'm subscribed to Linux Tech Tips and Givemeabreakman. I've been following both for over a decade.
Other than that, I use Youtube to listen to really long (10+ hrs) videos of walking across skyrim and other elder scrolls games to relax.
I've got a few creators I subscribe to and only ever look at my subscriptions and never at the recommendations. My YouTube experience has been pretty consistent over the years. Still greatly enjoy it, subscribing to creators once or twice a year.
It's been going downhill for a long time. Popular content do the same as tv-cable network where they try to generate outrage. If the videos I watch start to change in ways I don't like I just move on which is what I think people should do. Decrease in viewership will definitely be noticed. Luckily, the creators I follow have stayed the same where they are a one person or small group who create videos to inform or for entertainment.
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Good finance channels imo The plain bagel Patrick Boyle Modern MBA