My favorite corner of YouTube— lengthy, thoughtful, and often artistic video essays and skits addressing culture and politics— is flourishing right now. Some ex

My favorite corner of YouTube— lengthy, thoughtful, and often artistic video essays and skits addressing culture and politics— is flourishing right now. Some examples: Unfolding Ideas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPHPNgIihR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPHPNgIihR0 ContraPoints – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtj7LDYaufM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtj7LDYaufM Philosophy Tube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qihG6AGjkRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qihG6AGjkRk Lindsay Ellis – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FJEtCvb2Kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FJEtCvb2Kw Innuendo Studios – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzNANfNlTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzNANfNlTs HBomberguy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnPOQr1pxY8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnPOQr1pxY8 and so on. And it seems like it's only in the past couple of years that many of these channels have reached their current levels of artistry and production value. Most stuff on YouTube is trash, but there's plenty else to watch.