devKathy
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Hey y'all ~
I had the idea to start this topic a while back, but I kept putting it off because I was so busy with other things. The idea here is to hear from some interesting people (you guys and gals) about what YouTube Channels you regularly watch. This way, we can see things that the algorithm would never suggest to us! Ideally, the channels should be non-GM related. Though that's not a hard and fast rule, probably most of us have seen these channels, unless they've just started to grow...
Also probably avoid posting political YT channels! If you do that, this topic would probably devolve quickly.
I'll start off by posting a few of my favorites and a quick bit of text about each. I realize that a few of these won't appeal to the largely male population of this forum, but there's no harm in giving it a look!
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1. Nichole Rudolph (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca-WkVPVe9nzs2iFct4wxg): Seamstress who hand sews historical garments. I've seen her create anything from shoes, to pants, to dresses and corsets... definitely worth a watch even if you don't sew!
2. Scotty Kilmer (https://www.youtube.com/user/scottykilmer): Auto mechanic - discusses problems with your car, from common problems to specific questions. Titles look like clickbait, but good information! Fixing it yourself saves a lot of money, and potentially time. As you might be able to guess by that last sentence, I wish I had found him earlier!
3. iilluminaughtii (https://www.youtube.com/user/iilluminaughtii): She does in-depth discussion of scandals, MLMs, cults, etc. Although her videos aren't free of minor mistakes (expected because they're so long) she's definitely a rare example on YT of a rational thinker. It's good training for our brains to listen to people who are generally rational, and recognize situations in our own lives where we may not be thinking rationally! No one is free from this flaw.
4. Sabine Hossenfelder (https://www.youtube.com/user/peppermint78): Given the interests of people on this forum, I think some of you have probably seen her channel, but if it hasn't popped up, it's a very interesting watch! She is a physicist who breaks down her work (which is very complicated) in such a way that an audience with even a first-year college (or lower) level of scientific literacy can still follow along. She doesn't dumb things down as much as, say, Science Channel documentaries. (EDIT: More recently she has taken some controversial political stances I don't necessarily agree with, but the pure science content is still worthwhile.)
5. Safiya Nygaard (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAwSkqJ1W_Eg7wr3cp5BUA): Former BuzzFeed employee who apparently is willing to try just about anything on her channel, often with her husband joining her. Ranges from playing GeoGuessr to baking lipstick into a cake!
6. Voices of the Past (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqoGR_EedlhKDVuWNwYWRbg): A very interesting channel for those who like history! The channel is focused around narration of contemporary accounts, from the mundane events of everyday life in long forgotten settings, to some of the major events that have shaped world history. Most interesting of all is the way these contemporary accounts can give us an insight into the opinions and blind spots of those who wrote them.
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Lastly, this isn't intended as a topic to criticize other people's preferences and opinions. So if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all! You have permission to criticize mine though; I can handle it.
(EDITED ON JUNE 3, 2023 because of recent developments.)
I had the idea to start this topic a while back, but I kept putting it off because I was so busy with other things. The idea here is to hear from some interesting people (you guys and gals) about what YouTube Channels you regularly watch. This way, we can see things that the algorithm would never suggest to us! Ideally, the channels should be non-GM related. Though that's not a hard and fast rule, probably most of us have seen these channels, unless they've just started to grow...
Also probably avoid posting political YT channels! If you do that, this topic would probably devolve quickly.
I'll start off by posting a few of my favorites and a quick bit of text about each. I realize that a few of these won't appeal to the largely male population of this forum, but there's no harm in giving it a look!
=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
1. Nichole Rudolph (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca-WkVPVe9nzs2iFct4wxg): Seamstress who hand sews historical garments. I've seen her create anything from shoes, to pants, to dresses and corsets... definitely worth a watch even if you don't sew!
2. Scotty Kilmer (https://www.youtube.com/user/scottykilmer): Auto mechanic - discusses problems with your car, from common problems to specific questions. Titles look like clickbait, but good information! Fixing it yourself saves a lot of money, and potentially time. As you might be able to guess by that last sentence, I wish I had found him earlier!
4. Sabine Hossenfelder (https://www.youtube.com/user/peppermint78): Given the interests of people on this forum, I think some of you have probably seen her channel, but if it hasn't popped up, it's a very interesting watch! She is a physicist who breaks down her work (which is very complicated) in such a way that an audience with even a first-year college (or lower) level of scientific literacy can still follow along. She doesn't dumb things down as much as, say, Science Channel documentaries. (EDIT: More recently she has taken some controversial political stances I don't necessarily agree with, but the pure science content is still worthwhile.)
5. Safiya Nygaard (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAwSkqJ1W_Eg7wr3cp5BUA): Former BuzzFeed employee who apparently is willing to try just about anything on her channel, often with her husband joining her. Ranges from playing GeoGuessr to baking lipstick into a cake!
6. Voices of the Past (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqoGR_EedlhKDVuWNwYWRbg): A very interesting channel for those who like history! The channel is focused around narration of contemporary accounts, from the mundane events of everyday life in long forgotten settings, to some of the major events that have shaped world history. Most interesting of all is the way these contemporary accounts can give us an insight into the opinions and blind spots of those who wrote them.
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Lastly, this isn't intended as a topic to criticize other people's preferences and opinions. So if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all! You have permission to criticize mine though; I can handle it.
(EDITED ON JUNE 3, 2023 because of recent developments.)
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I will say, that I think anyone who has spent a long time doing clinical therapy is essentially doing a service to society. Similarly, it would be a disservice to any Peterson fans out there for me or others to dismiss everything he has to say out of hand! I also already said this wasn't intended as a thread for criticism (which I wouldn't be inclined to engage in anyway). 
