Post the names of youtubers and other internet microcelebs you love with a burning passion based on more than vibes. Very preferably not large.

A good example is Cathode Ray Dude, who makes long videos on older technology. He doesn’t seem to have done anything reactionary, he’s got a personality far beyond “the algorithm”, and he doesn’t associate with any terrible people. And I enjoy his videos.

  • AernaLingus [any]@hexbear.net
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    9 hours ago

    Lol, yeah…they all basically check some or all of these boxes for me:

    • Figuring out how things work/solving puzzles
    • Programming
    • Sticking it to the man (e.g. by taking their proprietary code and transforming it into something the people can use freely)
    • Video games

    I barely even play games these days, but I did a lot as a kid so I think that’s why it’s a comfy substrate for me. And since romhacking/game decompilation checks all of those boxes, I can’t get enough of it. None of my friends are remotely into this stuff, so to the internet I must go!

    • keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      8 hours ago

      I play stormworks and no one I know does. I had a friend play with me for a bit, but tapped out once we started touching LUA and PIDs.