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The youtube channels are nowhere near the style and depth of documentaries like the ones above...

by Scroll_Swe 5mo ago

konschubert 5mo ago
Check out Technology Connections. This is way, way, way more in depth than anything one can find on TV.
- natebc 5mo ago
  If anybody wants some more encouragement to check out Technology Connections ... the vibe is hour+ long Andy Rooney pieces.
  - IAmBroom 5mo ago
    Damning with faint praise. He was never a first-rate reporter, AFAIK. More like Paul Harvey.
- Scroll_Swe 5mo ago
  Thinking about it I have to revise my statement somewhat. I have seen The Great War, Technology Connections etc and my Youtube algo is after 15 years very tuned to me. The issue is somewhat that this stuff needs to be pushed more into peoples feeds and not pregnant spiderman videos.
jaapz 5mo ago
Depends on what you follow. For example, look up The Great War. At least where I live, basically everything that's on discovery, national geographic and the history channel now is just "experts" talking (reading a script) about "hitler's secret sex life" or some such thing, interspersed with a re-enactment shot or one of the "experts" walking around a slightly relevant building.
- Scroll_Swe 5mo ago
  That is fair, I have checked out some The Great War videos. Not to mention podcast stuff like Hardcore History. They are very good an in depth. There is also full MIT/Harvard courses on Youtube. So yes it is all about what one looks up.
raverbashing 5mo ago
Close to style, naturally styles are different Lack of depth? Wrong. Just go beyond the usual pop-sci stuff on YT. You can go as deep as you want. Surely it won't be "as fun" or "tiktok sized" but if you want depth it's there
- Scroll_Swe 5mo ago
  That is fair, I have checked out some The Great War videos. Not to mention podcast stuff like Hardcore History. They are very good an in depth. There is also full MIT/Harvard courses on Youtube. So yes it is all about what one looks up.
rigrassm 5mo ago
> The youtube channels are nowhere near the style and depth of documentaries like the ones above... My friend, if you enjoy long format, deep diving documentaries written, produced and narrated without AI about Space, Physics, Human evolution or planet Earths history, then I insist you head over to the History of the Universe YouTube channel and start watching! This specific video is probably my favorite (I'm a sucker for contemplating "time"and what it actually is) and was the one that got me hooked on their channel. They go way deeper into the details without becoming a formal lecture and it's genuinely captivating. https://youtu.be/ZSmNii0uOmw?si=3Jaty3XcMGlryhh2 https://youtu.be/ZSmNii0uOmw?si=3Jaty3XcMGlryhh2 https://youtube.com/@historyoftheuniverse https://youtube.com/@historyoftheuniverse https://youtube.com/@historyofhumankind https://youtube.com/@historyofhumankind https://youtube.com/@historyoftheearth https://youtube.com/@historyoftheearth

The youtube channels are nowhere near the style and depth of documentaries like the ones above...

konschubert 5mo ago

Check out Technology Connections. This is way, way, way more in depth than anything one can find on TV.

natebc 5mo ago
If anybody wants some more encouragement to check out Technology Connections ... the vibe is hour+ long Andy Rooney pieces.
- IAmBroom 5mo ago
  Damning with faint praise. He was never a first-rate reporter, AFAIK. More like Paul Harvey.
Scroll_Swe 5mo ago
Thinking about it I have to revise my statement somewhat. I have seen The Great War, Technology Connections etc and my Youtube algo is after 15 years very tuned to me. The issue is somewhat that this stuff needs to be pushed more into peoples feeds and not pregnant spiderman videos.

jaapz 5mo ago

Depends on what you follow. For example, look up The Great War. At least where I live, basically everything that's on discovery, national geographic and the history channel now is just "experts" talking (reading a script) about "hitler's secret sex life" or some such thing, interspersed with a re-enactment shot or one of the "experts" walking around a slightly relevant building.

Scroll_Swe 5mo ago
That is fair, I have checked out some The Great War videos. Not to mention podcast stuff like Hardcore History. They are very good an in depth. There is also full MIT/Harvard courses on Youtube. So yes it is all about what one looks up.

raverbashing 5mo ago

Close to style, naturally styles are different Lack of depth? Wrong. Just go beyond the usual pop-sci stuff on YT. You can go as deep as you want. Surely it won't be "as fun" or "tiktok sized" but if you want depth it's there

Scroll_Swe 5mo ago
That is fair, I have checked out some The Great War videos. Not to mention podcast stuff like Hardcore History. They are very good an in depth. There is also full MIT/Harvard courses on Youtube. So yes it is all about what one looks up.

rigrassm 5mo ago

> The youtube channels are nowhere near the style and depth of documentaries like the ones above... My friend, if you enjoy long format, deep diving documentaries written, produced and narrated without AI about Space, Physics, Human evolution or planet Earths history, then I insist you head over to the History of the Universe YouTube channel and start watching! This specific video is probably my favorite (I'm a sucker for contemplating "time"and what it actually is) and was the one that got me hooked on their channel. They go way deeper into the details without becoming a formal lecture and it's genuinely captivating. https://youtu.be/ZSmNii0uOmw?si=3Jaty3XcMGlryhh2 https://youtu.be/ZSmNii0uOmw?si=3Jaty3XcMGlryhh2 https://youtube.com/@historyoftheuniverse https://youtube.com/@historyoftheuniverse https://youtube.com/@historyofhumankind https://youtube.com/@historyofhumankind https://youtube.com/@historyoftheearth https://youtube.com/@historyoftheearth