Hey, TILvids here. Veronica Explains is awesome, glad you found their channel!
As far as breadth of topics...you are correct, it's still very FOSS-heavy. That said, we do have some other interesting channels worth following. Here are a few:
The big challenge is trying to find creators who are willing to use a video site that doesn't have direct monetization. I can talk to them until I'm blue in the face about the importance of controlling your own means of hosting and distribution, etc. but at the end of the day, making content takes a ton of time. They won't do it unless people are watching. So if you want to support alternative platforms, the best thing you can do is USE them, and reach out to your favorite content creators and let them know that you're using them.
Thanks for the shout-out! We're seeing a huge influx of users at the moment due to so many people jumping on the Mastodon band-wagon (where we communicate actively under @[email protected]). It's been incredibly fun building a creator-focused video community with the goal of helping raise edutainment creators up, and eventually helping them move to control the hosting of their own content!
Thanks for sharing! I actually made this video for my PeerTube instance focused on edutainment, TILvids (tilvids.com). It's a not-for-profit, with no video ads, and no user data harvesting, focused on finding undiscovered indie edutainment creators and bringing them to viewers.
Feel free to drop by and check us out! You can also keep in touch at reddit.com/r/tilvids or @tilvids on Twitter/Mastodon. Thanks for sharing and spreading the word!
As far as breadth of topics...you are correct, it's still very FOSS-heavy. That said, we do have some other interesting channels worth following. Here are a few:
Yesterkitchen, dedicated to the history behind recipes! https://tilvids.com/c/yesterkitchen_channel
Let's Talk Philosophy, focused on learning about great philosophers from history! https://tilvids.com/c/letstalkphilosophy_channel
ArtsHole, who covers artists throughout history! https://tilvids.com/c/theartshole_channel
FastPassFacts is dedicated to talking about different historical/social topics from theme parks. https://tilvids.com/c/fastpassfacts_channel
The big challenge is trying to find creators who are willing to use a video site that doesn't have direct monetization. I can talk to them until I'm blue in the face about the importance of controlling your own means of hosting and distribution, etc. but at the end of the day, making content takes a ton of time. They won't do it unless people are watching. So if you want to support alternative platforms, the best thing you can do is USE them, and reach out to your favorite content creators and let them know that you're using them.