Folding Ideas

Dan Olson
Olson in 2013
Personal information
BornJune 1981 or 1982
OriginCalgary, Alberta
EducationSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Genre(s)Video essay, Documentary
Subscribers1.0 million
Views114 million
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribersJanuary 2025

Last updated: April 29, 2025

Folding Ideas is a YouTube channel created by Albertan documentarian Dan Olson (born June 1981 or 1982) which covers topics including media criticism, conspiracies, and financial culture. Olson's work has been received positively by critics, with Line Goes Up – The Problem with NFTs as a noted work. Scholar Christina Wurst labeled Folding Ideas a part of LeftTube.:216