MORE Best YouTube videos of 2023
Some of my favorite YouTubers offer their picks
The other day, I gave my picks for my five favorite YouTube videos of 2023. As a follow up, I thought it might be fun to ask the YouTubers who made those five videos what their top picks of 2023 were.
Knowing Better:
Plagiarism and You(Tube) by hbomberguy
December 2, 2023
KB: “Plagiarism in the Youtube education space has been a growing issue on the platform for years. While some creators will spend months diving into a topic, others will simply quote Wikipedia at you. The lengths some are willing to go to cover up their laziness is only out-matched by hbomberguy's desire to expose them. The amount of time and research he put into deconstructing their half-hearted attempts to pass off another's work as their own is both impressive and cathartic.”
Duncan Clarke:
How America got so Stupid by BritMonkey
August 1, 2023
DC: “This provocatively-titled video from my friend BritMonkey is about America's unique position in global culture and the historical circumstances and cultural dispositions that caused it. It’s well-researched, fair, witty, and tongue-in-cheek, resulting in another great addition to BritMonkey's fantastic catalogue.”
Justin Whang:
The Legend of Seth Putnam by Mad Mike
November 3, 2023
JW: “Seth Putnam was an extremely controversial figure for reasons that are immediately obvious if you look at his extremely prolific body of work, but he was also one of the most unique and interesting figures in the history of metal. This video is the most in-depth look I've seen at both his career and who he was as a person.”
Solar Sands:
How Can We Bear to Throw Anything Away? by Jacob Geller
October 6, 2023
SS: “This video really made me think about our storage of information in the internet age and how things will be preserved in the digital age. Jacob Geller’s videos are usually excellent but this one is exceptionally thought-provoking.”
Steamed Hams but it was banned in the USSR by Tyrone Deise
March 5, 2023
SS: “Incredible video that transcends the meme and is its own work of art.”
The Greatest, Terrible Book Ever Made - The Story too Disturbing to be a Movie: Blood Meridian by Wendigoon
April 16, 2023
SS: “This video made me want to read more Cormac McCarthy and significantly boosted sales of Blood Meridian to the point where I believe it made the book rank on Amazon.”
Dots by Posy
July 16, 2023
SS: “This whole channel is about digital and analog technologies and all the minutiae that comes with it. This video in particular is mesmerizing and has an incredible original soundtrack as well.”
Four-Byte Burger by Ahoy
April 21, 2023
SS: “Ahoy is a class act, but this video puts a magnifying glass on the amount of work it takes to restore something, even a digital work of art.”
RealLifeLore:
RLL: “In no particular order:”