# Benn Jordan YouTube channel

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Benn Jordan YouTube channel and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for high-quality, engaging videos on technical and surveillance topics, including Flock cameras and infrasound. Caveat: critics say some videos contain mistakes and misleading demonstrations.

## Why people recommend it

- Engaging, high-quality content (3 comments): "his YouTube content is fire. I happen to be in the intersection of things that he likes to think about" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46248582)) "I love and support Benn Jordan." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46357100)) "His content is really good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46248906))

## What people warn about

- Misleading sample-rate demonstrations (1 comments): "speeding up the sample rate to demonstrate frequency effects is just wrong" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47710654))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Benn Jordan YouTube channel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/benn-jordan-youtube-channel/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).