Many people are now talking about the “death of the ad-supported internet model,” and I can only say that it can’t come quickly enough.
The main reason why it all switched to ad-supported is the massive costs of storing and streaming all that high-definition video. And for what? So I can see every pore on Joe Rogan’s face while he sits in front of the mic and talks for 3 hours?
Or so that some video game dweeb can read his essay about why an obscure JRPG is the height of postmodern art over 30 minutes of game footage. Or all the channels trying to imitate Kurzgesagt with shitty animation and information they gathered from browsing Wikipedia.
Face it. Most of this video is unnecessary. 99.9% of all possible information can be relayed through text, pictures, and the occasional sound file.
Furthermore, most video content creators are unnecessary too. I can just read about a laptop’s specs and the reviewer’s experience with it. I don’t need LinusTechTips to stare at me with his reptilian eyes while he destroys the inferior product with an oversized novelty mallet.
Most of what’s on YouTube and other video-heavy social sites is not insightful, not creative, not informative, not fun, not sexy, and honestly shouldn’t exist at all.
Well. This is truly an unpopular opinion. I do care about well made videos and most of the content I watch on youtube could not be conveyed in a form of text and pictures. I do also appreciate the videography, quality of video production. I pay for youtube gladly for the many hours of content I view monthly.
I mostly watch videos of people creating physical things like furniture, cars, jewelry etc. I find most of the videos insightful, creative, informative and fun but not sexy. I guess its up to the viewer to train the algorithm to find the value on the platform.
You may enjoy one of my favorite YT channels, Clickspring. I’m not affiliated in any way; I just saw a few videos years ago and really enjoyed them. This is part 3 of a build, but it gives a good idea of what he’s about. https://youtu.be/KXzyCM23WPI
Oh he makes awesome videos! My counter recommendation would be ”Inheritance Machining”. Dude creates quite a lot of quality content and really seems to enjoy precise machining. :)