Inspired by this post but the other way around. Which channels (any subject) do you think have stayed true to their beginnings and are still worth watching today?

My pick would be Gamers Nexus.

  • jeeva@lemmy.world
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    21 minutes ago

    Hbomberguy has been getting nothing but better.

    Foldingideas also has fantastic long form video essays that I really enjoy.

  • Fondots@lemmy.world
    2·
    26 minutes ago

    I think a whole lot of “maker” type channels have all stayed pretty solid, off the top of my head

    This Old Tony
    Adam Savage Xyla Foxlin
    Clickspring
    Blondihacks
    Colin Furze
    Inheritance Machining (though compared to some of the others he’s relatively new)
    Stuff Made Here
    Jeremy Fielding

    Branching out a bit

    How to drink
    Caitlin Doughty (ask a mortician)
    LockpickingLawyer
    NileRed (and NileBlue)
    Tasting History
    Townsends
    Useful Charts

    Some of them have changed their format a bit over the years, I don’t think that’s been a negative for any of them. Also due to how YouTube revenue works these days a lot of them have had to rely more heavily on sponsors, patron, merch etc. don’t hate the player for that, hate the game.

  • brown567@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    39 minutes ago

    The USCSB has a channel with breakdowns of chemical disasters

    It’s got a pretty fun cult following and it posted within the last week XD

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    1·
    31 minutes ago

    Puts out videos super rarely, because they’re often upwards of 10 hours long, but Tim Rogers/Action Button makes amazing videos

  • horseloaf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    2 hours ago

    Stefan Milo - real archaeology, not ancient aliens

    Cool Worlds - real astrophysics, not aliens

    PBS Space Time - it’s never aliens

    twoodford - Zen and the Art of Guitar Repair

  • NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    2 hours ago

    This Old Tony started posting sporadically again!

    Goofy dad joke making hobby machinist with a sprinkling of fun cuts, and literally just a voice and hands working on things. One of my favorite channels.

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 hours ago

      I haven’t checked out dunkey in years! I should see what he’s been up to lately.

  • mrnarwall@lemmy.world
    31·
    4 hours ago

    Primitive technology. There are many imitators, but the original is a man on his own in new Zealand. His videos focus on building structures in the woods. Starting with river mud, he will make a furnace in order to make bricks in order to make a building to sleep in in order to use it for kiln drying for larger structures etc…

    Be sure to watch with subtitles to read his explanation of things!

    • Nefara@lemmy.world
      12·
      3 hours ago

      Also needs to be said that he’s been creating for a decade and every video is consistently as good as the last one. The man single handedly spawned an entire genre and he just kept doing his own thing, algorithms and influencer culture be damned.