Why are all "doctors" on youtube full of shit?

The blanket statement is not accurate.

Can you give some examples of trustworthy doctors on youtube?
- https://youtube.com/@doctormike
- Dr. Gil Carvalho, MD PhD Nutrition Made Simple.
  No sponsors. Sells nothing. Just an enthusiastic scientist who discusses studies and interviews anyone willing. Truly in it for the greater good.
  Talking With Docs (2 Canadian surgeons).
  These guys are cool, entertaining, and informative. No red flags I've seen.
  Avoid like plague:
  Eckberg
  Berry
  Berg
  There's another guy I can't remember his name but is so full of hate and vitriol and insults. He's British. If I recall all indications point to his cardiology background being a total fraud.
- Dr Robert Cywes.
  Dr Pradip Jamnadas.

The algorithm prioritises engagement over accuracy, to generate ad revenue. To youtube, a clip with a hundred comments saying it's wrong is better than a clip that's right.

This
Look at Dr John Campbell's videos at the start of the Pandemic. Every one was a level headed review of scientific papers and evidence
1.5 years later he was full on conspiracy theorist no doubt got some people killed
I don't think it was pure crass. I think his basic personality was warped by algos attention and money

There are a lot of questionable characters, but also some medical professionals whose videos I found well made and valuable.

They are too busy saving lives.

You think actual reasonable advice will get enough views to pay for the effort in doing it?

Yes
Dr. Mike is a currently practicing Family Physician that obviously makes good money on YouTube with 14M subs, and just gives pretty standard medical advice while covering interesting topics in his field and dispelling common medical myths.
The worst thing I can say about Dr. Mike is that he is very much an Old School Democrat and procapitalist/anticommunist, as evidenced by his podcast guests and his statements about his upbringing in Russia. But those are his political views. As far as I can tell his success on YouTube has to do with his looks, personality, and production quality alongside sound medical advice and interesting insights into the medical field.
I'm pretty sure at this point he has a whole team managing his channel, so he still has time to be a full time doctor. It's extremely rare for a legitimate currently practicing doctor to be able to be a youtuber full time, but it does happen.
EDIT: wording/clarification

Wait, what happened to chubby emu and medlife crisis?

Chubby emu is still making videos. I'm not familiar with medlife crisis but I'll look them up. I can also recommend DrMike and mamma doctor Jones.

There are a few, particularly in the psych field, who make good videos sharing reliable information. I think overall, good doctors have better things to do than make videos. And unless it’s something like heart health or exercise that very general and applicable to abroad audience,it’s unlikely a video will get enough views to make them much money. I wonder whether there also might be legal questions. So what’s the point?

If you can make money as a doctor you'd have to be an idiot to try and make money as a content creator.

Unless a doctor is being paid by a government or NGO, it makes zero sense for them to spend their time making educational content on the Internet. It's actually pretty easy for doctors to donate their time actually helping people directly if they want. Lots of doctors do that already.

it makes zero sense for them to spend their free time making educational content on the Internet.
I actually disagree, and money shouldn't be the main motivator for sharing knowledge.
- Did you just choose to ignore the rest of my comment?
I'm not sure why it would make zero sense for a doctor to spend their time making educational content on the internet. Helping people directly may be indeed more important and urgent, but contributing to a more positive impact of free educational content on health and medicine is just as reasonable, especially if they are good at that.
- They would have to spend so much time building a brand and making a name for themselves they would have no time to be a real doctor. Otherwise they are making videos and just throwing them into the ether. That's why doctors lend their expertise to governments and NGOs because those already have a reputation and communication channels.

If you're trying to search for less-snake-oily health stuff, I've added site:gov in the past as a rough filter to search queries, though today, with RFK Jr running around, I'm not sure that that helps.

Cause all the real doctors are on tiktok

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