Confessions of a YouTube Addict
I admit it. I’ve become addicted to YouTube.
Not exclusively. I occasionally snort another short-form content platform. But I mainline YouTube.
I don’t indulge myself during the day. I know how self-destructive that would be. But after dinner, and after my evening job of trying to finish half the work I assigned myself in the morning, usually about 10:00 pm, I close my laptop and open my iPad and hit the Red Box.
I tell myself that I’ve worked a long, hard day. I deserve a little relaxation. And anyway, it’s not like I’m having fun. I’m doing research for my blog and books. And that’s true. Sort of.
The Serious Stuff
I spend about an hour of my YouTube time researching topics and fodder for my writing. These typically include clips about:
* The Fragile Position of the Dollar as the World’s Reserve Currency
* The Decline and Fall of Post-Modern Thinking in America
* Facts About the Israel-Arab Conflict
* Facts About the Russia-Ukraine War and What It Means to the US
* The COVID Scam – the Virus and the Vaccines
* The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence
* The Disintegration of Free Speech and Common Sense in Europe
* The End of Enlightenment and the Decline of Western Civilization
* Donald Trump: His Wins. His Losses. His Chances of Winning.
* US Debt and the End of the Dollar as the World’s Reserve Currency
* Racism and Racial Politics in the US
* The Reinvention of Words and the Destruction of Meaning by Leftist Ideologs
* The Russian Collusion Hoax and the Jan. 6 Fraternity Party
* The Utter Hypocrisy of Progressives in Every Area of Politics
The Rabbit Holes
At about 11:00 pm, I tell myself that I will go inside and upstairs and get into bed. But then I give myself permission to spend just another half-hour – an hour, at the very most – watching YouTube for Addicts.
That’s what I call the rabbit holes I find myself going into. I should be embarrassed to admit this to you – but at my age, having divulged so much personal information in my 25 years of writing, my embarrassment instinct no longer functions.
Some of my favorite rabbit holes:
* Karens Gone Wild
* Wild Karens Getting Their Just Deserts
* Idiot Drivers Endangering Others
* Assholes Talking Shit to Cops
* Asshole Cops Bullying Black and Brown Drivers
* Black and Brown Young People Vandalizing Department Stores
* Middle-Aged White Women Stealing
* Amazingly Gifted Young People (Mostly Asian) Playing Piano
* Constitutionalists Refusing to Stop Videotaping Public Buildings
* College Kids Unable to Answer Grammar School-Level Questions
* Progressive People Unable to Define What a Woman Is
* Kids Succeeding at Insane Stunts
* Kids Failing at Insane Stunts
* Human Beings Reunited with Animals After Years of Separation
* Hurricanes and Tsunamis Destroying Valuable Property
* Cute Animals Being Cute and Cuddly
* Great Mixed Martial Arts Fights
* Package Thieves Being Surprised
A Typical Binge
The First Hour
* Bill Clinton Shocks Muslim Crowd with Facts About Palestine
* Ted Cruz Confronts Judge About Putting Child Rapist in Women’s Prison
* Sometimes you know how the story ends, but are still moved by it.
* When Teenagers Should Be Tried as Adults
* India May Have Made a Huge Mistake
* Coleman Hughes on the Palestinian Movement
* Looters “Wipe Out” 47 DC Stores… Mayor Panics
* Former Democrat Batya Ungar-Sargon Just Cooked the Entire CNN Panel
* Pro-Muslim Trans Advocate Hears the Truth About Islam
* UK Reform Party Leader Nigel Farage Likens UK to North Korea
* Bill Maher Defends COVID Vaccine and RFK Jr. Humiliates Him
* Tommy Robinson Educates TV Hosts on What the Quran Really Says
* The Feds are raiding Chicago: Here’s why…
* How Richard Branson Started Virgin Airlines with Zero Capital
* Christianity has a basic flaw. This shows it.
* Israel-Hamas War: A Two-on-Two Debate
* Hamas Sympathizer Gets Furious with Israeli Activist
* Adam Schiff Faces a Firestorm
* IDF Soldier Has Brutally Honest Message for Palestinian
* How Insurance Companies Get Extra Rich
The Second Hour
* 60 Animals Reunited with Their Owners
* Another Thing About Men and Women
* When Package Thieves Get Caught by Booby Traps!
* Great Fight: Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
* Cops Freaked Out by What Was in the Woman’s Trunk
* Another example of why being a cop is difficult.
* Are true crime stories like this better than movies?
* Stephen A. Smith on the Big Secret About Angel Reese
* He lays it down about first-generation LA immigrants.
* We need more cops like this.
* Sunny Hostin Humiliated After Getting Fact-Checked
* Nicholas De Santo: Women Hate Accountability!
* I don’t know. Did he target her because she was Black? Maybe.
