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This is exactly how I've felt for the past few years. Besides Facebook, I think a large part of it is not being quite as young and open to new things. E.g. I'm

This is exactly how I've felt for the past few years. Besides Facebook, I think a large part of it is not being quite as young and open to new things. E.g. I'm under 30 but I never got into Youtube, I don't even know how to find good content on it.

pen2l 8y ago
I'm above 30 and oh man, I am wasting my life on Reddit/Youtube. It depends what you're into. Are you into music? Youtube has all the music (you type "youtube<TAB>daft punk<ENTER>" and you're there... and you can put it on repeat using $TRICK if you desire). Are you into music-playing or fitness or anything? There are thousands of guitar/piano instruction videos, and countless fitness videos (on how to have correct form when you're lifting), and after you watch a couple you sort of... just keep watching. There are a number of "fitness personalities" and at some point it becomes something of a series show, that you want to watch each new video that they put up every other day. It's really bad. I want it to stop, but I have poor self-control. Following r/politics, following the Trump trainwreck will add zero positive value to my life, I'm aware that following news in this day and age is a pure waste of time: but I can't take my eyes off of this trainwreck, I wish I could stop because it's affecting my work and career.
- packet_nerd 8y ago
  > but I can't take my eyes off of this trainwreck I wonder whether this has been his intention all along.
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- 8bitsrule 8y ago
  It's like a maelstrom, don't swim too close!
yodsanklai 8y ago
Youtube has an incredible amount of high-quality content hidden in tons of garbage. Unfortunately, I find the recommendation system to be inefficient. It's good at suggesting videos very closely related to what I watched before but it's not able to suggest new things that could be of interest.
sho 8y ago
There is an astonishing amount of good content on youtube. In the last 3 or so years it has blossomed into something of a renaissance and begun to grow into what I always kind of hoped "citizen content" could be. To my mind it is the most obviously beneficial of all of those "web 2.0" companies. Do you like jet engines? Prepare to lose the rest of your day watching AgentJayZ talking about his job repairing jet engines in such detail I'm surprised his channel isn't a national security violation. Like teardowns of tools and sardonic commentary? AvE. Electrical engineering discussions? EEVBlog. Planes landing? Cargospotter. Interesting shit? Wendover/half as interesting. Analysis of famous Roman battles? Historia Civilis. 2 hour long videos of japanese train rides from the cabin? ato5kgyasetaito. I could go on.. and on.. and on. I suppose I am letting my tastes show a little here but to me the issue isn't finding the content, it's knowing when to stop!
- 8bitsrule 8y ago
  Ya, YT is a bottomless well of helpful info. (Just try stumping it with some obscure musical artist or band from whenever. Good luck.) YT's great especially for doing things. A relative of mine with -some- car repair experience (mostly engine) just acquired the parts and rebuilt the car's entire front end, learning how from YT sharers. (I used to be into electronics ... pre-surface-mount ... and from what I can tell it's the same way.)
- blhack 8y ago
  Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Want to spend hours watching somebody repair marine props and shafts on machine tools? Keith Fenner does excellent, detailed repairs. Regular car reviews makes incredible car reviews of mostly normal cars (this detailed review of the PT cruiser is amazing. Watch the WHOLE thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c) Ben Krasnow (on applied science) is an intellectual and engineering treasure. Watch anything he makes. Youtube has for sure become one of my favorite websites. There is SO much good content there.
  - sho 8y ago
    > Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Honestly his stuff just comes first to mind as "outstanding, fascinating videos I would never have seen without this platform." Say what you want about Youtube but they sure have enabled an amazing flourishing of creativity and sharing. Will check out your others! RcR though... there really should be a warning. That is some advanced cynicism. Don't get me wrong, I love them. But your link is, how should I say, "the deep end"

pen2l 8y ago

I'm above 30 and oh man, I am wasting my life on Reddit/Youtube. It depends what you're into. Are you into music? Youtube has all the music (you type "youtube<TAB>daft punk<ENTER>" and you're there... and you can put it on repeat using $TRICK if you desire). Are you into music-playing or fitness or anything? There are thousands of guitar/piano instruction videos, and countless fitness videos (on how to have correct form when you're lifting), and after you watch a couple you sort of... just keep watching. There are a number of "fitness personalities" and at some point it becomes something of a series show, that you want to watch each new video that they put up every other day. It's really bad. I want it to stop, but I have poor self-control. Following r/politics, following the Trump trainwreck will add zero positive value to my life, I'm aware that following news in this day and age is a pure waste of time: but I can't take my eyes off of this trainwreck, I wish I could stop because it's affecting my work and career.

packet_nerd 8y ago
> but I can't take my eyes off of this trainwreck I wonder whether this has been his intention all along.
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8bitsrule 8y ago
It's like a maelstrom, don't swim too close!

yodsanklai 8y ago

Youtube has an incredible amount of high-quality content hidden in tons of garbage. Unfortunately, I find the recommendation system to be inefficient. It's good at suggesting videos very closely related to what I watched before but it's not able to suggest new things that could be of interest.

sho 8y ago

There is an astonishing amount of good content on youtube. In the last 3 or so years it has blossomed into something of a renaissance and begun to grow into what I always kind of hoped "citizen content" could be. To my mind it is the most obviously beneficial of all of those "web 2.0" companies. Do you like jet engines? Prepare to lose the rest of your day watching AgentJayZ talking about his job repairing jet engines in such detail I'm surprised his channel isn't a national security violation. Like teardowns of tools and sardonic commentary? AvE. Electrical engineering discussions? EEVBlog. Planes landing? Cargospotter. Interesting shit? Wendover/half as interesting. Analysis of famous Roman battles? Historia Civilis. 2 hour long videos of japanese train rides from the cabin? ato5kgyasetaito. I could go on.. and on.. and on. I suppose I am letting my tastes show a little here but to me the issue isn't finding the content, it's knowing when to stop!

8bitsrule 8y ago
Ya, YT is a bottomless well of helpful info. (Just try stumping it with some obscure musical artist or band from whenever. Good luck.) YT's great especially for doing things. A relative of mine with -some- car repair experience (mostly engine) just acquired the parts and rebuilt the car's entire front end, learning how from YT sharers. (I used to be into electronics ... pre-surface-mount ... and from what I can tell it's the same way.)
blhack 8y ago
Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Want to spend hours watching somebody repair marine props and shafts on machine tools? Keith Fenner does excellent, detailed repairs. Regular car reviews makes incredible car reviews of mostly normal cars (this detailed review of the PT cruiser is amazing. Watch the WHOLE thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoxqtnI4I4c) Ben Krasnow (on applied science) is an intellectual and engineering treasure. Watch anything he makes. Youtube has for sure become one of my favorite websites. There is SO much good content there.
- sho 8y ago
  > Love seeing another agentjayz fan here! Honestly his stuff just comes first to mind as "outstanding, fascinating videos I would never have seen without this platform." Say what you want about Youtube but they sure have enabled an amazing flourishing of creativity and sharing. Will check out your others! RcR though... there really should be a warning. That is some advanced cynicism. Don't get me wrong, I love them. But your link is, how should I say, "the deep end"