One big reason I watch the news is it’s good background noise to watch passively while doing other things. For a few years now I’ve been kind of done with it, between the ratings-driven sensationalism and decreased focus on local stories.<p>What kind of YouTube channels People here like to have on in the background. Where it’s interesting, but doesn’t require deep focus.
For passive watching, I like watching factory line processes... it feels like a IRL version of Factorio, lol:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@processx" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@processx</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Process-X" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@Process-X</a> (actually a different one... rip-off name, maybe, but they have different content)<p>For semi-involved watching (like I usually pay attention, but sometimes multitask and still really enjoy it) are the civil engineering channels. As software guy, especially, I love learning about how the built world is engineered:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AwesomeEngineering" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/AwesomeEngineering</a><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/realengineering" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/realengineering</a><p>And of course there's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt</a>, informative and fun videos on a variety of topics (most of which I don't care that much about, so it's fine to just have on in the background)
If it doesn't require a deep focus it can not be considered interesting. I love this russian-speaking channel on math education <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@micarest" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@micarest</a>
Bankless analyzes the crypto-space which has social, legal, psychological and cultural dimensions.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Bankless/videos" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@Bankless/videos</a>
Old timey living or machine repair: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/33E_-Dfn4Io" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/live/33E_-Dfn4Io</a>