May not be the best or easiest way to find content but PeerTube maybe an alternative to YouTube.

https://joinpeertube.org/

As others have said… YouTube (like Discord, GitHub, etc.) has “the numbers”. Everything else is fighting an uphill battle… even if it’s a better alternative.

Make profit machine go brrrrr!

Maybe a slightly different take but… I always thought the Queensrÿche album Operation: Mindcrime could have been an interesting movie.

I’d probably try to get that made/fund that as a project.

No one would notice or care… 1/10 🙂

The Bazaar in Destiny 2, just so I can see the view of the rest of the city.

Albion in The First Descendant. The place is usually pretty busy and plenty of things to do, people to chat with.

I was going to post similar but, you nailed it. OP needs to figure out what they do online and find the places where people connect doing those things.

Random cruft… what else could I drop!! 🙂

You may also want to check some of the online Asian food stores / distributors. Sometimes you can find things like that. I know Boksu Market (not affiliated or promoting, just mentioning) has a lot of interesting snacks. Not sure they have exactly what you are looking for though.

Pocky Sticks… so many Pocky Sticks!!