Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
There exists a bias on YouTube. Just like traditional new media, YouTubers are incentivized to emphasize the darkest, scariest, and edgiest content possible. Cities like Gary, Indiana are easy targets. In this video, we drove around Gary, Indiana and talked with anybody we saw. In the end, we want you, the viewer, to make up your own mind.
Link to Korry's Gary History Blog: garyrailblog.medium.com
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0:00 Driving around Gary
0:27 How YouTubers Lie about Gary
1:14 Downtown Gary
2:50 Blockbusting and Politicians
4:00 Gary’s Plan for Growth
5:00 Curbside Conversation
9:38 What Happened Here?
11:38 “It’s Our Fault”
12:52 Biker Club
16:57 Nice Areas of Gary
17:57 Blue Collar Home Ownership
19:00 Older Generation Bitter?
19:45 Newer Apartments
21:10 City Gotten Better or Worse?
22:03 Gary Works
22:21 Gary at Night
23:15 Cordae
24:32 “How Tall is You, Mama?”
26:06 “We Have Bigger Fish to Fry”
26:57 Hood Gas Station
27:23 Street Hustler
Subs: 87k subs
#gary #indiana #chicago #rustbelt #steel
There exists a bias on YouTube. Just like traditional new media, YouTubers are incentivized to emphasize the darkest, scariest, and edgiest content possible. Cities like Gary, Indiana are easy targets. In this video, we drove around Gary, Indiana and talked with anybody we saw. In the end, we want you, the viewer, to make up your own mind.
Link to Korry's Gary History Blog: garyrailblog.medium.com
About Roca: RocaNews is an independent media company started by 3 friends in 2020. Our mission is to cover the news without bias, fear-mongering, or partisanship. We deliver daily news to 2M+ people via our:
App: apps.apple.com/us/app/rocanews-unbiased-fun-news/id1630180690
Instagram: instagram.com/ridethenews/?hl=en
Newsletter: rocanews.substack.com
Wants to help us report? Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/xPrUx
0:00 Driving around Gary
0:27 How YouTubers Lie about Gary
1:14 Downtown Gary
2:50 Blockbusting and Politicians
4:00 Gary’s Plan for Growth
5:00 Curbside Conversation
9:38 What Happened Here?
11:38 “It’s Our Fault”
12:52 Biker Club
16:57 Nice Areas of Gary
17:57 Blue Collar Home Ownership
19:00 Older Generation Bitter?
19:45 Newer Apartments
21:10 City Gotten Better or Worse?
22:03 Gary Works
22:21 Gary at Night
23:15 Cordae
24:32 “How Tall is You, Mama?”
26:06 “We Have Bigger Fish to Fry”
26:57 Hood Gas Station
27:23 Street Hustler
Subs: 87k subs
#gary #indiana #chicago #rustbelt #steel
