For some the biggest personal problem is: 'What can I watch on Netflix what I haven't seen already?' while for others it's: 'Will I be able to feed my children tomorrow?' But we all like to escape our daily concerns. Some resort to using alcohol or other drugs to 'escape' while others take up hobbies like larping, knitting, reading or something else that ends in 'ing'.
Oddly enough even after tens of thousands of years muddling through life, we still haven't learned our problems won't go away if we simply ignore them.
Oddly enough even after tens of thousands of years muddling through life, we still haven't learned our problems won't go away if we simply ignore them.
A lot of people's favourite way to escape daily life is watching television (because I'm lazy I won't brake this down into the different forms: 'regular' TV, streaming, DVD, clips on internet, cinema).
The average American spends four hours a day watching something on a screen that's not work related. That comes down to two months a year. Or nine years for someone until he or she is 65. Americans spend a third of their waking hours watching TV. The average Dutch person spends some two hours and fifteen minutes a day in front of a TV screen. Worldwide people over 60 are in the lead with elderly in the USA as the uncrowned kings and queens of TV-watching: over six hours a day on average. Funny fact for a group that likes accusing young people of watching TV a lot.
Personaly I watch on average two hours a day television (the occasional movie, episode of a favourit tv-series or documentary, including those watched via YouTube).
Here are a few of my favourite YouTube channels:
https://www.youtube.com/c/HighlyCombustibleReacts I like how he reacts to videos with a totally open mind. His responses are real and never rude or insulting.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ItsCharlieVest A guy from Indiana who's really Dutch at heart. As a matter of fact, he took it upon himself to learn the Dutch language and you can watch his progress live! How's that for commitment when you want to learn about a country's culture?
https://www.youtube.com/c/Thoughty2 Thought provoking, factual, interesting and funny. And his English accent is an oasis of peace and quiet in a sea of American and Indian accents.
https://www.youtube.com/c/Mrwhosetheboss My favourite place to be for anything consumer tech related. Very human: his jokes don't always land and he knows that. And he simply accidentally drops things every once in a while, just like us regular human beings and doesn't re-record that part of his video.
https://www.youtube.com/c/DutchAmericano A young lady who used to live in the USA and now lives in The Netherlands, sharing personal, witty and interesting views on the differences between living 'here' en 'there'.
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCharismaticVoice A vocal coach with a very nice aproach to singing techniques. Her enthousiasm (watch her having her first 'Floorgasm!' is very infectious.
What are your favourite forms of escapism and favourite youtube channels?
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