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📣 AbstractH24

What are your favorite YouTube channels to watch passively?


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.

What kind of YouTube channels People here like to have on in the background. Where it’s interesting, but doesn’t require deep focus.

  👤 solardev Accepted Answer ✓
For passive watching, I like watching factory line processes... it feels like a IRL version of Factorio, lol:

https://www.youtube.com/@processx

https://www.youtube.com/@Process-X (actually a different one... rip-off name, maybe, but they have different content)

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:

https://www.youtube.com/c/AwesomeEngineering

https://www.youtube.com/realengineering

And of course there's https://www.youtube.com/@veritasium and https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt, 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)

👤 eimrine
If it doesn't require a deep focus it can not be considered interesting. I love this russian-speaking channel on math education https://www.youtube.com/@micarest
👤 gregjor
Funny reaction videos to old episodes of To Catch A Predator and Hoarders.
👤 sfmz
Bankless analyzes the crypto-space which has social, legal, psychological and cultural dimensions.

https://www.youtube.com/@Bankless/videos

👤 duringmath
Old timey living or machine repair: https://www.youtube.com/live/33E_-Dfn4Io