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Here's another batch of Nick and Ryan (and Justin) doodles in celebration of their newest video and recent trip to NEW ORLEANS 🦐🍲🔮

Some ref under the cut

Going to preface this by saying that, while I watch a lot of video essays, I do tend to go back to the same channels a lot because those are the people who change the way I think the most, so you’ll notice a lot of repeating names.

All video essays are on YouTube. List organized alphabetically.

AI Wars: How Corporations Hijacked Anti-AI Backlash by Alex Avila

incredible analysis on the nuance in the pro- or anti-AI debate

before watching this, i was of the firm belief that generative AI is bad, full stop, but he does a good job explaining a lot of misinformation in the anti-AI realm

one minor critique is that at times, he starts talking about analytic AI (which I support and supported before I watched the video) but he doesn’t outright state this, so it can be kind of hard to catch

astrology has a colonialism problem by Dr. Fatima

very interesting commentary on colonialism and the view of colonialism as a thing of the past vs an ongoing project

specifically interesting commentary on the colonialism of the Hawaii Islands

Conspiracy by Contrapoints

incredible insight into the modern political realm and how a lot of conspiracy theories have become mainstream

talks about how conspiricism works and how why people get so attached to their beliefs (she doesn’t specify it in the video, but I will say that this goes both ways)

The Cult in a Boarding School by Nexpo

one of those videos that just made me go “oh, so we live in a dystopia”

genuinely went to fact check some of this shit after because I was like “hey, this can’t be real” but here we are

Envy by Contrapoints

i don’t even know how to go about describing this video

it’s like a fever dream that makes you question everyone’s motivations but like, in a neutral way? like, not an “everyone’s out to get you” type mindset; more of “i think i understand things a little better than i thought i ever would” sort of way

Hamilton and the Death of the Obama Era by Alex Avila

I think this might be the video essay that I go back to rewatched the most

changed the way I think about political movements and how we enact meaningful change

How Conservatives Invented Gender Ideology by Alex Avila

interesting analysis on gender and society

Is there a crisis of masculinity or is it just capitalism? by Alex Avila

good analysis on the effects of capitalism and patriarchy on masculinity and men

very entry level analysis but still a good watch

"If you come away from this video feeling like you found the right person or group to blame, you’re doing it wrong. And if you’ve come away from this video feeling as if there are persons or groups who’ve done nothing wrong, then I haven’t done my job."

"If we’re going to be feminists who want to challenge the root of patriarchy, we don’t want to just target the way that power is distributed. We want to challenge the way we socially define power and the ideal citizen."

Twilight by ContraPoints

incredible analysis on human sexuality

"…lust is inherently perverted, and society’s role is to channel it into outlets that minimize violence. And those outlets may include novels, and movies, and erotica, and “problematic ships,” none of which are to blame for “perverting” sexuality."

Who’s Right About Pluto??? by Dr. Fatima