Technology

You didn't really ask for this, but here are some suggestions for YouTube content that is worthwhile:

• Fall of Civilizations - originally a podcast, these are long-format episodes that each focus on the history of a collapsed civilization. On YouTube they have added video of the ruins and the locations described in the podcast which really adds a lot to it.
• Folding Ideas - all of Dan Olson's content is worth watching, but I particularly recommend "Line Goes Up" which digs into the culture around NFTs and cryptocurrency, "The Future is a Dead Mall" which looks at the metaverse/VR and the people who bought into it as the next big thing, and "In Search of a Flat Earth" which tries to understand the cultlike behavior of flat earthers. Dan basically does well-researched sociocultural analysis and the things he finds are fascinating.
• Technology Connections - Alec Watson gives in-depth descriptions on how various pieces of technology do (or don't) work. I think the videos on pinball machines are particularly fun.
• Moon Channel - somewhat similar to Folding Ideas, Moony does sociocultural analysis, though in different topical areas. I highly recommend "Kawaii: Anime, Propaganda and Soft Power Politics".
• Cody's Lab - Cody does various scientific experiments, mostly focused on chemistry. He still tops my list of craziest things I've seen anyone do on YouTube - refining uranium from ore in his garage.