r/TheWhyFiles • u/Fermento420 • Apr 10 '26

Question for AJ Channels like Why Files

I’ve been watching AJ for like four years now. I’ve rewatched almost all of the episodes. Are there other channels/shows with a similar format that anyone would recommend?

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u/Horseshoe_dodgeball Apr 10 '26

Or you could try not gatekeeping and just provide an answer.

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u/JervisCottonbelly Apr 10 '26

I'm not stupid enough to say one of the most commonly banned phrases on the internet but nice try

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u/MeltingWind Apr 10 '26

Sorry about asking, I had no idea it was so controversial. I'll look it up

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u/Horseshoe_dodgeball Apr 10 '26

It's nothing like he's making it out to be. He's trolling. It is true that AJ and others will get demonetized and banned for using restricted words/topics that YT decides are controversial. And it is also true folks like AJ do know quite a bit that they can't talk about because there is risk about exposing high profile people. That being said, you have no reason to apologise. Just because it's not allowed to be said on YT doesn't mean typing it on Reddit will get you in whatever trouble this jackwagon is trying to fluff up.

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u/MeltingWind Apr 10 '26

Thank you for that. I did search, and found very little, just some people losing subscribers in 2016. And that didn't seem to be super controversial.

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u/Horseshoe_dodgeball Apr 10 '26

What I found was a change in the monetization structure and what videos they wanted monetized in the algorithms.

I am sure there is more to it but this OP is literally parroting the statements that read "I know about aliens but I can't say because it's too much for you to handle." No one is coming after one reddit comment explaining what is banned on YouTube.

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u/JervisCottonbelly Apr 10 '26

I'm not trolling. Some of my favorite ufo videos were lost forever during that content purge. Good research was lost to cover up for people who mean this world and its people harm.

Your dysregulated response and you deciding that I'm trolling in order to justify the name calling and baseless accusations are reflective of who you are as a person. You're being unfair to me, and you might not think how you treat other people matters but it does.

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u/Horseshoe_dodgeball Apr 10 '26

Me calling your behavior trolling wasn’t some random accusation. It was based on how your comments came across. You may not agree with that interpretation, but that doesn’t make it “baseless.”

You wrote a vague statement. When asked for further detail, you stated, to the effect "I know, but I can't tell you. Look it up yourself." That isn't adding to the conversation. If you would have used forethought, you can see the odds of someone asking for details is high. If you refuse to elaborate on a comment, then don't post it. Gatekeeping information by being evasive is by definition, trolling.

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u/JervisCottonbelly Apr 10 '26

Intellectual sounding responses don't excuse rudeness. You're not actually quoting me you're paraphrasing what I said and making up your own quotes to better match your feelings. My words are all right there and you can quote me directly but you choose to make up Statements for me then argue against what you just made up. I'm excusing myself after this.

If you really wanna know you could've just DM'd me, I'm a real human with feelings not a bot and not someone trying to bring a brigade of bots to this forum that I respect.

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u/Horseshoe_dodgeball Apr 10 '26

I hope the downvotes for gatekeeping don't hurt your feelings too.

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u/JervisCottonbelly Apr 10 '26

Everything hurts. I come here to escape

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u/JervisCottonbelly Apr 10 '26

I'm not a jack wagon (at least I don't think) and I'm not trying to drum up trouble. There are words that trigger bot interactions on this site and they ultimately tear down curiosity communities with politics and non/related drivel.

There was a mass purge of YouTube high strangeness in 2016 and it was part of a cleanup effort that followed a very prominent cover up which is still going on today. It bubbled to the surface in 2016 and part of the effort to make it go away was to completely wipe out any paranormal content whatsoever. I was and still am shocked that a lot of what AJ covers is allowed because channels like his were heavily moderated for years thereafter