I really don’t get YouTube. The videos have pretty poor production, they constantly beg for you to follow them, everything seems very staged, the acting is poor. Yea, I watch the odd video but I’ve yet to find anything I’d watch a lot of. A few three minute videos are grand but people are seriously giving up TV for it? I don’t get it.
/oldman
Erm, it's better production than the news when they are on location.
It is stage because it's not really a documentary, the person who owns the channel is often the camera man, the director, the script writer, produce and presenter. What i like best are food channels, some are very good, almost Antony Bourdain good. Even if they are not, that's how you find good places nobody has ever heard of (until now), from these locals living there who is giving it some spotlight.
Then there are the tech channels, they literally do it almost in a news reporting way, if you are into your tech, it's a must because they will review things the day it is out. Phones, graphic card, guitars, headphones and whatnot.
If you are into books, there are plenty of book channels where people talk about books. If you are into anime, there are endless videos for those too. Same for makeup, photography, every hobby.
It's a fantastic place for hobbies.
What i don't use it for, is watch these jokes channels, these pranks videos or celebs stuff. Basically most of the stuff on the main page. Not into that.
Plus, it is also a database for "How to", it's a video instructional database. What to know how to do something, just put it in YouTube instead of Google. You just watch how it's done, much quicker than text manual.
Channels I watch, in no particular order
LTT
Abroad in Japan
Mike Chen/Strictly Dumpling
Car Wow
Cari Cakes
Doug DeMuro
Best Ever Food Review Show
Johnny Harris
James Hoffmann
MKBHD
Kara & Nate
