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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

SEO and "algorithms" like YouTube are tuned for maximum user engagement, which means people watching more videos for longer. That's a pretty decent proxy for enjoying what you watch.

variety is way down in the more successful youtubers

I honestly don't watch any of the top YouTube channels. I don't sub to any of these, and I don't think I've watched a full video of any of them, aside from maybe a few music videos. In fact, the channel with the most subs that I sub to is JerryRigEverything, and I mostly sub because he's local (we're both in Utah). Here's a selection of channels I sub to that I watch the most:

  • Gamers Nexus
  • Digital Foundry
  • Louis Rossmann
  • Stand-up Maths
  • The Money Guy Show
  • Naomi Brockwell TV
  • Level1Techs
  • Audit the Audit - starting to do more clickbait titles and thumbnails, but quality remains high
  • The Phawx
  • Leo Vader
  • Mental Outlaw
  • Optimum Tech
  • Mr. Puzzle

They do a pretty good job of keeping titles informative instead of clickbaity and thumbnails relevant (I honestly don't care about thumbnails). I have abandoned a lot of channels because they do that nonsense and don't go as in-depth as I'd like, such as SomeOrdinaryGamers, LTT, and Jayz2Cents.

I honestly recommend any of those channels, they're about all I watch on YouTube. Oh, and only 3-4 of those have sponsors (GN, Stand-Up Maths, and Audit the Audit come to mind), and very few of them ask for subs and likes. I block ads and occasionally buy merch from them.

Edit: Forgot Tech Ingredients.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Also, I like your choice in channels. Those I don't watch from that list are those I don't yet know. Thank you for the list!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So, you are trying to defend a mechanism you actively try to work against?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I'm not defending anything, I'm merely pointing out that my tastes differ from mainstream tastes, yet my preferred channels can still flourish.