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I'm sorry if this is not the best place for this, I couldn't think of anywhere better to ask about it
the reason most of these people are youtubers is because I went through my youtube subscriptions for ideas
edit: I've just realized I forgot to add rule to the title but I don't know how to fit it in there with it looking not bad
I had a lot of conversations with my dad about how glorifying people is setting yourself up for failure when there were loads of protests were going on about bringing down statues of famously racist people who did like a handful of notable things i.e. most of the U.S. founding fathers.
I wouldn’t suggest keeping a list of names that you admire. Maybe keep a list of things about those names that you admire
I quite like Dolly Parton and Mr. Rogers for what it's worth.
They seem like some of the very few genuinely decent human beings who were also celebrities.
where is lena raine
Aaron Swartz?
The last true hero.
Abigail Thorn
jacob geller
dan olson
hbomberguy
maybe some women?
He asked for suggestions :) Go ahead and give us a list of women who you think should be on the list.
I'll start (also YouTubers)
Not women but, they have a spot on my personal list:
Seems unnecessary to list women just because they are women.
Ooh edgy, say more
I don't see what's edgy about that. You should include people in that list for who they are and what they do. Not because of their gender.
If you think of women who you would put on that list then suggest them. OP asked for that. Be the change you want to see.
Adam savage, zack freedman, both giant inspirations to me.
Not to mention Simone Giertz !
Brennan Lee Mulligan and, by extension, Sam Reich.
edit: to be fair, a lot of the Dropout cast seem like pretty great human beings as well (Emily Axford comes to mind, plus she frequently played opposite Adam Conover in the series Adam Ruins Everything which is both entertaining and horrible)
Some of my personal ones are:
Gabe Newell
The vinesauce crew (Vinny, Joel, Limes, Rev, etc)
Jerma
Jabroni Mike
Fredrick "fat nuts" Knudsen
WhiskeyDing0
Hideki Naganuma
King Gizzard
Peter Gabriel
Ross Scott (acursed farms)
John Carmack
John Romero
Might update this with more if I think of any.
+1 for Lord GabeN
Grady Hillhouse of Practical Engineering. He provides so much insight to the constructed world around us and, more recently, has done a ton of work to digest complex reports to, as he puts it, "elevate the discussion" around manmade disasters so that the layman can have a more informed opinion.
Pannenkoek as well. He's pretty niche, making videos almost exclusively about Mario 64, but he has an incredible talent for teaching complex technical concepts in an understandable way. It's often really hard for people that freakin smart to turn around and explain their knowledge to a layman, but Pannen puts a ton of work into visuals and examples to make sense of some really comprehensive stuff.
Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe. They've always had a mission to reach queer kids and have taken inspiration from Mr. Rogers to help children love and accept themselves. Over the course of their career, they've really come out of their shell and fought for representation in cartoons, driving the whole medium forward while supporting their peers across the animation industry. They've been pretty quiet online since the end of Steven Universe, but it's because they're out there in person at LGBTQ+ youth centers teaching kids how to understand and express themselves. I didn't know what it meant to have a role model until I started following their career.
Fred Rogers
Dolly Parton
Steve Wozniak
Betty White
Carl Sagan
Hedy Lamarr
Albert Einstein
Grace Hopper
Alan Turing
Just YouTubers? I don't really know them as people but I think the content they create is admirable at least:
Electroboom
~~Mark Rober~~ <- Never mind, apparently he's down with Autism Speaks (a shitty group that wants to "cure" neurodivergence) That's a shame.
Kurzgesagt
SmarterEveryDay
Oversimplified
Vsauce
Veritasium
Captain Disillusion
ZeFrank
ForgottenWeapons
I guess I'm kind of a sucker for educational stuff.
bill wurtz
Are we talking just contemporary people? Because John Brown, as a historical figure, is a great inspiration for me.
Some more youtubers:
Sebastian Lague
Stefan from CNC Kitchen
Sam from Wendover
Jason Slaughter (NJB)
Reece Martin (RMTransit)
so what i'm seeing here is that your youtube recommendations are borderline identical to mine
Posy has many videos along the lines of technology connections with incredible macro footage as well as lots of other random interesting stuff.
mitxela for well documented high quality projects blending mechanical and electrical engineering.
The Tim Traveller is basically Tom Scott if only covering strange historical things. And unlike Tom Scott he's still making videos.
Cathode Ray Dude does a mix of long form content like technology connections, but focusing on relatively modern computers.
Wendy Carlos. One of the earliest trans icons who basically invented the genre of electronic music.
She maintains a personal website that's straight out of the early 2000s.
Wendy Carlos HomePage - https://www.wendycarlos.com/
If you admire Technology Connections, take a look at Cathode Ray Dude. Exudes a lot of the same energy.
thor from pirate software
Steve from Gamers Nexus. Dude is like TotalBiscuit but for tech, not just gaming. Also, TotalBiscuit, if you are ok with adding those that have passed to the list...
Terry Pratchett
Robin Williams
Tom Cardy
Tom MacDonald
Tim Minchin
The Stupendium
Eddie Izzard
...idk, there's probably more
Richard Feynman
