apparently Miranda Sings / colleen ballinger is terrible and manipulative to young fan(s). I'm not positive what she did rises to the level of 'groomer' though
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Saturday, 10 June 2023 17:52 (ten months ago) link
what percentage of youtubers whomst are not terrible turned out to be terrible?
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 11 June 2023 15:59 (ten months ago) link
in fairness youtube did build a system wherein success and evil are positively correlated
― Kate (rushomancy), Sunday, 11 June 2023 21:46 (ten months ago) link
The raccoon whisperer has not been milkshake ducked thank god.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Sunday, 11 June 2023 21:51 (ten months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D_PunGp55g
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 12 June 2023 07:43 (ten months ago) link
Surprisingly low!
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 12 June 2023 09:38 (ten months ago) link
Perun's channel has been good over the last year or so
― anvil, Monday, 12 June 2023 10:03 (ten months ago) link
latest GW two-parter absolutely one of his best imo
― imago, Saturday, 1 July 2023 06:17 (nine months ago) link
What is GW?
― anvil, Saturday, 1 July 2023 08:47 (nine months ago) link
Geowizard
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 1 July 2023 08:48 (nine months ago) link
Yeah, I love the urban no roads ones. I think there might be another on Patreon, which I'd be tempted to sign up for.
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 1 July 2023 12:32 (nine months ago) link
was no waterproof footwear a rule that i missed? 🤮
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 1 July 2023 15:26 (nine months ago) link
the pandemic made me a fan of those good mythical morning guys. and no i am not 12. they were comforting in a weird way. i still watch them. i also started watching a competitive eater named katina on youtube and i don't know why because i am not even really a huge hot dog contest guy. BUT again for some reason her voice-overs that she would do while she played footage of herself eating 20 hamburgers or whatever was really soothing to me! you never know what will get you through a plague. i even followed her u.k. trip. so many english breakfasts and tea service challenges. i do worry about her boyfriend randy though. he looks like maybe he needs to retire from the circuit. even if he is a legend. i also stopped watching them because i couldn't help but wonder how they expelled all that food after a challenge. i'm guessing enemas. but how else do you eat 12 pounds of food and then do it all over again in a day or two? maybe food just goes right through them at this point. and no they can't throw that much food up. they would die! and have permanent laryngitis.
also, i obviously watch hot ones like everyone else but i like the mythical kitchen last meal concept just as much. even the tom hanks one was good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sfBmVMT_Q
― scott seward, Saturday, 1 July 2023 15:55 (nine months ago) link
here is katina in ireland. i was already kinda off the bus by the time that randy and katina took their recent trip to australia and asia. those are their most recent videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWtu7V9AT0U
― scott seward, Saturday, 1 July 2023 16:02 (nine months ago) link
I too enjoy competitive eating videos occasionally. Did you ever watch Beard Meats Food (UK competitive eater and YouTuber), scott? He's the only one I do somewhat consistently follow.
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 1 July 2023 16:07 (nine months ago) link
I agree about Randy Santel too. It's not at all surprising that many decades of doing that kind of eating will take its toll, however much you work to manage it.
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 1 July 2023 16:11 (nine months ago) link
i watched a TON of charlieBo313 during the pandemic too. it occurred to me that i watched a lot of travel/driving/trains/extreme running videos during the pandemic. which all makes perfect sense now. channels that are just horrible roads around the world and channels for scary tunnels. but anything with lots of distance covered and lots of movement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIw7-2jzKjE
― scott seward, Saturday, 1 July 2023 16:13 (nine months ago) link
i like beard meets food. he's nice. he's pals with randy and katina.
― scott seward, Saturday, 1 July 2023 16:14 (nine months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3O6bKdPLbw
― MaresNest, Sunday, 23 July 2023 17:56 (nine months ago) link
Looks negative and clickbait-y from the thumbnail but that's not the case.
― MaresNest, Sunday, 23 July 2023 17:57 (nine months ago) link
did AdBlock Plus stop working on youtube ads for anyone else?
― underminer of twenty years of excellent contribution to this borad (dan m), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 19:48 (eight months ago) link
I've recommended Foresty Forest here at least once before, but I wanted to highlight this recent video of his, which I thought was particularly great. It covers a multi-day hike in the Yukon, so the van content is minimal, but the outdoors stuff and scenery is amazing, and it's lovely to see him clearly having such a fantastic time. Lots of his awesome dog Rocko in it as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWHgTE_LiHw
― brain (krakow), Sunday, 3 September 2023 16:14 (seven months ago) link
A fun game, inspired by Wikirace, for people interested in recommender systems: mask your identify from Google and click on YouTube suggestions until you reach a video that _promotes_ a fascistic, authoritarian, or intolerant view. A fun twist is too start with a seemingly innocuous subject.
― Allen (etaeoe), Saturday, 21 October 2023 16:08 (six months ago) link
my sense of fun has not yet evolved to that level!
i will tell you what is fun, though, is spooky stories read in a soothing coombrian accent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC9o9Vf0G92
― baths in the belfry (cat), Tuesday, 24 October 2023 18:13 (six months ago) link
Things I watch a lot none of which seem listed here anyways:
Aunty Donna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2onuBxhafg
Map Menhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNzqgU7na4
Abroad in Japanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8G2skmYsAk
How to Cook That (misleading title really)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyhCIYjhiM0(although she's started SEOing/clickbait titling her stuff a bit recently)
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 05:17 (four months ago) link
Finnerty killing it again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJXF55HXRI
― MaresNest, Thursday, 14 December 2023 12:57 (four months ago) link
Ogmios is now doing weekly Sunday morning football videos from Hackney Marshes, they're a delight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsftE6R5dqA
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Thursday, 14 December 2023 13:20 (four months ago) link
I was hoping this thread got revived for that new Finnerty vid!
― Evan, Thursday, 14 December 2023 16:45 (four months ago) link
Ricky Finn rides again
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 14 December 2023 20:02 (four months ago) link
I've been enjoying videos of this woman quietly puttering around her cabin in the Finnish forest.. very soothing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSc9H8-ArfQ
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 14 December 2023 20:24 (four months ago) link
this was good if you want to watch Hainbach and Look Mum No Computer bashing out a krautrock synth EP on some weird old gear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBTJAtiSbxw
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 14 December 2023 20:33 (four months ago) link
kineko video posts some interesting stuff, this one is probably the most interesting yet... a late '60s/early '70s (i'd guess early '70s based on that heavy fuzz bass track, but it could be '60s) pilot for alice in wonderland, possibly put out by mushipro, with adolf hitler as the voice of the king
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anTGfUv_XmY
― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 15 December 2023 19:07 (four months ago) link
‘Jet Lag the Game’ appeared in my recommendations a few times, every time I thought it looked awful because of the irritating thumbnails. But for some reason I ended up watching the first Tag Across Europe and it was surprisingly entertaining, and now I’ve seen every season. Hits just the right balance of a game show / travel / comedy thing. Adam and Ben are a genuinely funny duo.
― AlanSmithee, Friday, 15 December 2023 22:06 (four months ago) link
Jackie & Shadow the eagles are nesting a clutch of eggs.. live 24/7Brutal rain, wind, snow conditions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE
― Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 4 March 2024 20:36 (one month ago) link
are there good book youtubers?
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 25 March 2024 16:29 (one month ago) link
i like Liminal Spaces for science fiction reviews
― budo jeru, Monday, 25 March 2024 19:02 (one month ago) link
I like Sherdstube, Bookpilled, Rambling Raconteur and Outlaw Bookseller
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 31 March 2024 01:39 (four weeks ago) link
Humor might be a bit regional but I think these videos are really funny. There are more than a few great lines on them.
https://m.youtube.com/@lilbubbychild
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Sunday, 31 March 2024 20:24 (four weeks ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI40R43svK4Haven't watched the whole video, but how have I never heard of Roar? This is one of the most insane things I've ever seen.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 26 April 2024 18:31 (two days ago) link