5 Of My Favorite YouTubers
Which are not humungous cultural icons
I have thought of making this list for a long time, because all the time that I am not doing something good, I spend on this website. I love watching youtube, and many of the creators on it.
Some of them, however, has become so huge that I will probably not even cause them any good by mentioning them, so what’s the point?
I wanted to make a list that both reflects my personality and my interests. Without being redundant and me calling, Casey is the best Youtuber to have graced the website.
Everybody knows him…right?
Anyway, my reason for choosing only five was because I did not just want to write up a bullet list and you clicking to find out what they do.
I want to give a detailed explanation of what type of content they produce, what their personality is like, what I like about them so that you don’t have to ‘try out’ the YouTubers, and you can be sure of liking them, or the other way around. Also, alphabetical order, even though I have my preferences.
Let us begin.
Colin And Samir
Colin and Samir are a creator duo that has been creating content on Youtube for the better part of the last decade.
They started with some lacrosse content and the channel grew reasonably but they grew wearier of the type of content they produced.
All of that culminated in their new channel, Colin And Samir. On this channel, they started vlogging, failed. They tried out a skateboarding company, failed. Then, they started talking about creators. This is the phase when I saw them for the first time.
Yes, I am not an ‘OG’, but I would probably put them in my top five even without the restriction I put. Their content has evolved, from just talking to each other in their car, to talking to the creators they are talking about in a studio.
Their chemistry is exceptional, which is the thing that draws me to them, most of the time. For all intents and purposes, I do not care about Addison Rae or D’Amelios.
I do want to become a creator someday, but I think I already have seen enough videos about that. Their delivery feels natural, compared to many other Youtubers.
Colin is a bit reserved(much like me), so it feels homely, with Samir being so good in front of the camera that I feel he is sitting a yard apart.
Obviously, their insight into the creator economy is god-like, but everyone knows that by now…right? And while you’re at it, subscribe to publish press, it is amazing.
I love many videos by them, here is one that I would recommend to anyone who wants to get started.
Evan Edinger
Evan Edinger is not on Medium, or so it seems. Anyway, now that he’s British, he should complain, not me. He is one of the two pun-masters on Youtube, the second one coming after Evan.
Evan is an American who went to the U.K. for studies and has stayed there ever after. His content is what comes to mind when I think of the word improvement. Really.
His channel is all about cultures surrounding countries and workers nowadays. Originally, it was more of a comparison channel between British and American____. Everything.
Evan Edinger’s video quality and audio quality are over the top in the best possible way, in a calming way almost. His opening lines are always interesting, every topic he discusses never feels boring, and his deep dives are more entertaining than most.
I also resonate with most of his opinions which might be a contributing factor in me liking his videos. His Reddit content has been very interesting, even though he considers it to be ‘lazy content’ when many YouTubers are making only reaction videos. Anyway, to get you started, here’s the recommendation:
Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards, the king of puns on Youtube. That should not be the first line, he has three distinct personality traits. English degree from Durham University, book lover, and pop culture enthusiast. Some introduction, innit?
Jack started his channel as a vlog channel, he did that too, until vlogs were physically impossible last year. He still does those, but he is more focused on the book's side of things. His recent videos have been to the point, entertaining, full of puns and London. Oh, beautiful London. And books, of course.
He was a successful blogger before he started on Youtube, so he had a ready, but a small number of people from the start. He has evolved from the lifestyle videos and is slowly getting into booktube. He reads books recommended by celebrities and rates them.
A fun concept, but Jack’s mere presence makes it a hundred times more entertaining and funny. Also, his quality has been pretty consistent in the last five months, with no lows whatsoever. Here is one of his videos:
Nathan Zed
Nathan Zed is one of the best YouTubers that does not consistently publish videos. Along with the likes of Casey, VSauce, and a few more. Nathan Zed has no niche, much like Shelby Church.
However, they are as different as humanly possible. While Shelby Church talks about an array of financial and lifestyle topics, Nathan Zed talks about culture, art, movies, video games, and provides a surprisingly distinct and yet reasonable argument and perspective.
I love his videos, primarily because he is funny, but also because his thoughts always connect to mine. His recent videos about different genres of movies, music, and culture are one of the best videos I have watched on the entire platform.
I am not kidding.
Too bad he dropped the ‘Two seconds in, it’s already a classic’, though. His way of talking, the pacing of his videos, and his style of no second wasted are lacking in many videos today. He is a breath of fresh air.
His recent three-part series of talking about albums is very inspiring. I, as you might know from this article, want to start a Youtube channel at some point in future.
I have always thought that I want to take deep dives into literature, but as a whole, while referencing particular works, but not completely basing my videos on single work.
Just like Nathan Zed did with these videos, just for music. I feel it is possible now. This is one of the three:
Pursuit Of Wonder
Pursuit of wonder is an anonymous channel, which is also faceless. However, the content has a distinct personality. That is because of three reasons:
- The creator, whoever he is, has a calming and unique voice.
- The graphics and thumbnails are very unique to the channel. No other channel has even remotely similar thumbnails and graphics in my experience.
- The content is almost always a philosophical or scientific question posed through a fictional story.
All of this is very interesting. This is the biggest channel here, with 1.65 Million subscribers, but I think many people still do not know about this channel. It is not even verified! Anyway, I am having a real hard time choosing between his videos… I think this is great:
I would have gone with The Amara Effect, but it would have been too daunting. This is great too, though.
Some Other Youtubers I Love
Obviously, I do love many more YouTubers. I have a lot of them in fact. I think fifteen would be sufficient to make you aware of my taste.
- Austin McConnell — Pray for him. I love his videos, too. I really wish he ends up okay.
- Anthony Fantano — His channel Theneedledrop is the hub to find new music. It introduced me to Kendrick Lamar, Danny Brown, Childish Gambino’s Redbone, James Blake, and more.
- Drew Gooden — Brilliant. Funny. Watch one, you’ll have to watch every video. Did not make the cut because, well…he is famous.
- Casey Neistat — Underrated. He needs a bit more people to know him, doesn’t he? I am kidding, of course.
- Marques Brownlee — One of the most respected YouTubers of all time. What can I say?
- Dude Perfect — Just five guys kickin’ it.
- R.C. Waldun — An idol for me honestly, he is one of the very few people talking about things I wanna talk about. R.C. Waldun is on Medium, too.
- Captain Sinbad — Watch this. Youtube Gold.
- Ali Abdaal — You need at least one finance/productivity channel, and he’s a bit funny too.
- Van Neistat — Brother of the father of Youtube. Of course, he is good!
- Linus Tech Tips — They sometimes feel like a company, because they are, but the segways bring me back in.
- Mrwhosetheboss — The accent, the jokes, the sub to the channel. The tech, though.
- Charles Cornell — A jazz pianist, and a memer. Do I need to sell more?
- Todd In The Shadows — I was so sad that he didn’t make the cut… I watch his yearly best lists every month, from 2013 to 2020. Yeah, you could say I am addicted. Music, if you didn’t notice.
I think this is enough. More than enough, actually. I have no idea why I watch so many channels, but I do. Anyway, I hope it was useful to find some more channels for procrastination.
Another day, I would have given a detailed introduction to a hundred channels. That day is not today.
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