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YouTuber Love Thread

Post the names of youtubers and other internet microcelebs you love with a burning passion based on more than vibes. Very preferably not large.

A good example is Cathode Ray Dude, who makes long videos on older technology. He doesn't seem to have done anything reactionary, he's got a personality far beyond "the algorithm", and he doesn't associate with any terrible people. And I enjoy his videos.

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  • F.D Signifier is really cool but not exactly a hidden gem by now. He kind of blew up huh

    I dont really care much for comdey on youtube but I do like "Man Carrying Thing". Skits that are usually just like a minute or so.

  • I like Nimi Nightmare, she’s nice and chill,

    , and just some comfy vibes.

    Nyanners - she’s a gremlin, not awful, just a cringe streamer.

    Trey The Explainer - good quality highly informational videos about anthropology, archaeology, and paleontology.

  • Crime Pays, Botany Doesn't for sweary, amusing, but very informative stuff about nature and plants in particular. Always with lots of working class solidarity.

    EVNautilus for submarine shenanigans and cool footage of rarely seen marine life, especially cute octopus.

    LUXE37 hasn't uploaded in almost a decade but they made cool Japanese car chase movies with stop-motion, toy cars, and amazingly detailed models.

    OgmiosZen does relaxed, zen-like commentary over his dashcam footage of having to drive around London for his job. Often amusing. The channel has grown a lot and now he's narrating other driving videos which I don't like as much.

    People Make Games isn't specifically leftist or anything, but it's the only place I've found putting out actual investigative journalism into things like workers rights, bad industry practices, exploitative outsourcing to the 'developing world' and more in the video game industry. They also do some fun videos on more niche or elaborate non-video-game gaming like elaborate LARPs or tournaments of competitive Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet solving.

    The Craft Beer Channel makes interesting videos and documentary series about beer - from ingredients growing to breweries to pubs - with lots of focus on history and the current actual people behind beer production.

    YouSuckAtCooking makes slightly amusing little recipe videos with some willfully silly editing jokes, but without any pretension. Good for basic recipes, done in the most basic kitchen with very available ingredients. Also includes little songs and pets at the end of each video.

  • f4micom makes cool videos about niche topics in consumer tech and gaming. lately she's also been getting into maker/DIY things

    I like introvertedmadness for making rant videos about his life that are often relatable to me. he also makes videos with social commentary sometimes; these are more entertaining and suitable for general audiences, and though he can come off as a clueless lib, he has the right spirit

  • Angela Collier has awesome videos, especially about physics and the experience of being a physicist. Appreciate her a ton, my best science professor. is definitely a bit lib but seems on the edge of communist in some cases.

    Videogamedunkey is probably not a great person in political terms (idk, but he's american) but his videogame reviews are awesome even though I never play them lol. And he plays mario funny

  • Grimbeard, Warlockracy and justbackgroundnoise for filthy G&ming content. The first two drop 1 per month and the last is about 1 weekly. Gaming content on youtube is a wasteland of either terrible politics or zoomer attention span, but these three are good on both of those from my experience.

    Sellsword Arts for HEMA and sword content and blumineck for archery (and nothing else

    ) mostly shorts based, some 20 min vids infrequently.

    Nicole Coenen for woodcutting (and definitely nothing else

    ) shorts that soothe the soul mostly.

  • Not really YouTubers much anymore. But I still follow DingDongVG and Julian who separated from OneyPlays half a decade back.

    They started their own indie game company WanWan games and are working on a Domino Tetris thing (can't remember the name). Looks pretty good too. They mostly stream gameplay of old games now from time to time and the atmosphere is much more chill and less forcefully edgy which I like.

    Also DingDong mostly just shitposts now on his channel lol.

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