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Gentlemen I'm struggling to find new engaging YT channels, the only video recommendations I'm getting are [current real life happening] propaganda trash, inane internet drama, AI dogshit (thumbnail, narration and/or imagery), true crime, video essays about pieces of media be they movies, anime or videogames, and gaming videos.
I am very disappointed by these results and would like to create a thread to share good finds we may have come across in this sea of excrement.
I ask that you kindly adhere to the following rules:
- NO channels involving any of the above;
- only ONE recommendation per post with a very brief description of what it's about (this is to avoid big long laundry lists which tend to be offputting to read and also time consuming to write, so let's keep recs short and clean gentlemen); preferably accompany your post with a relevant image too so anons can tell at a glance what it's about;
- preferred but not obligatory is to share stuff that doesn't "put you down", you know? So much stuff I see go about this or that tragedy and it's just a neverending kick to the balls. Serious events can still be presented in an interesting or funny manner that isn't completely disarming however so I won't make this a hard requirement, also to avoid being too strict with the rules, which I don't even have the power to enforce anyway
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https://www.youtube.com/@CasualNavigation
Casual Navigation
Mini video documentaries about marine engineering
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https://www.youtube.com/@arnoldprankcallsarchive8943
Arnold Prank Calls Archive
Self explanatory, prank calls made with Arnold Schwarzenegger sound boards
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Bar Times
Japanese bartenders making drinks
https://www.youtube.com/@BARTIMES/videos
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Grand Illusions
Old man showing off toys and novelty items
https://www.youtube.com/@grandillusions
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LGR (Lazy Game Reviews)
Has game reviews, but is most notable for its videos about old and unusual computer hardware and gadgets.
https://www.youtube.com/@LGR
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Hickok45
Old man shooting and talking about guns
https://www.youtube.com/@hickok45
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Archipel
A channel about Japanese entertainment media. I know this sounds close to what OP asked to avoid but here you get interviews with actual directors instead of being centered on some random e-celeb narrating a three hour retelling of the plot of shrek with a communist lense or something like that.
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Japanese biologist-turned-fisherman catches, cleans and eats various random fish. Most of the runtime is dedicated to scaling, gutting, and carving the fish meat.
https://www.youtube.com/@masaru.9268/videos
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Guy who talks about and gives demos of (mostly electronic) music equipment:
https://www.youtube.com/@Hainbach/videos
a lot of the stuff he shows in his videos is older or vintage.
example vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEW6ff9TJ4c
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Steve Wallis / Camping With Steve
Just a chill guy camping in some strange places or using some strange "camping" gear(like picrel) but nothing too crazy.
https://www.youtube.com/@campingwithsteve/videos
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https://www.youtube.com/@TinnedFishReviews
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@ChrisSpargo short explorations of small everyday questions, like Why do UK supermarkets have clock towers? Like Tom Scott.
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Obligatory mention of Technology Connections, most videos are about the inner workings of technology that we regularly use but rarely think how it actually functions. Both current and older stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections
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https://www.youtube.com/@Qxir/videos
Qxir
Irish guy who tells curiosities from around the world. I like his drawings' artstyle
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https://www.youtube.com/@JustinWhangYt/videos
Whang!
A channel about weird internet stories, the host is funny I like his narration