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    I love the content he covers, but his presentation style makes it impossible for me to watch. It's just too overly dramatic, and hyperactive for my tastes.

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    what? that sounds nothing like how I'd describe his work. is this about his shorts or regular videos?

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      2019 Kurzgesagt: "I guess we will fact check, if that's important to you."

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      • N [email protected]

        Ever since Tom Nicholas' video criticising Veritasium's channel, and then how Veritasium handled the criticism after in the comment section... I haven't really watched any of Veritasium's video anymore.

        https://youtu.be/CM0aohBfUTc

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        I've seen him double down on being very wrong more than once. I find it hard to take him seriously knowing how very wrong he can be without wavering conviction.

        If he's wrong when talking about the topics I do know about, what should I assume about his knowledge of topics I'm less familiar on?

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          Shout out to PBS Space Time

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          That shit's my jam.

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          • P [email protected]

            what? that sounds nothing like how I'd describe his work. is this about his shorts or regular videos?

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            I just went back and watched a few to make sure I was remembering correctly. And yep, he's way too hyperactive, over animated, and dramatic for me. I mean, I don't hate his work, but it drives me a little crazy too watch it.

            I'm talking about his full videos. I actively refuse to watch anything YouTube shows as a "short".

            As a quick example, just watch the way his head and facial expressions zip around at the beginning of this video when he's in front of the white background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHL9GP_B30E

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            • janus2@lemmy.zipJ [email protected]

              here to rep "through the magic of having a broken one...!"

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              "Through the magic of heat pumps..."

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              • M [email protected]

                I learnered about some interesting looking channels from this thread so I'll pay it forward and share some that I like.

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                Angela Collier

                Bobby Broccoli

                Climate Town

                Computerphile

                Defunctland

                fern

                Folding Ideas

                JimmyTheGiant

                KnowledgeHusk

                Lextorias

                Not Just Bikes

                Odd Compass

                Ordinary Things

                PBS Space Time

                slow start

                Suibhne

                Thought Slime

                Tom Nicholas

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                You should probably note what they focus on so people know.

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                  Anyone here like Folding Ideas? He's done some good stuff about flat earthers, crypto bros, and such.

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                  A bit more esoteric and in-depth than these 4 and much better

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                  • N [email protected]

                    Ever since Tom Nicholas' video criticising Veritasium's channel, and then how Veritasium handled the criticism after in the comment section... I haven't really watched any of Veritasium's video anymore.

                    https://youtu.be/CM0aohBfUTc

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                    From reading the comments, it would seem that Tom really knows how to cherry pick his talking points. Which is about all i got from seeing his other videos too.

                    Veritasium really looks like the sympathetic one in that exchange. I mean. Tom really made a whole video trying very hard to smear someone that brings a net positive to the world. I dont find that the criticism warranted a 50 minute video over essentially nothing.

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                    • underpantsweevil@lemmy.worldU [email protected]

                      It's not simply the Gates money, but the pivot to pursuing grants by chasing clicks to the exclusion of all else.

                      They've been Mr Beast-ified.

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                      So happy capitalism allows me to experience network decay on the internet.

                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_drift?wprov=sfla1

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                        So happy capitalism allows me to experience network decay on the internet.

                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_drift?wprov=sfla1

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                        Oops. Everything is The Learning Channel.

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                          I love watching Spacetime, but also feel like dum-dum-brain after watch. Me no think good enough to watch this show.

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                          I feel like the more you watch the more watchable it is cause you get more and more context

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                            My problem with threads like this is that I only have 24 hours a day, and I've accumulated a critical mass of content creators to the point where I cannot keep up.

                            Which of these awesome people do I ignore?! What information do I leave behind!? How am I supposed to get anything useful done with my life?!?

                            Also, check out Chris Boden if you want to see something cool!

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                            • L [email protected]

                              I liked smarter every day but recently I have been kinda put off because of his fairly frequent military propaganda for USA's military.

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                              Didn't he also make a video at some point heavily implying he believes in creationism?

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                              • V [email protected]

                                Been a while I didn't watch one of his videos, but I remember some US military stuff on there and I thought it was an interesting view from someone I think is smart but clearly doesn't share my political leanings.

                                Trying to not be in an echo chamber and all.

                                Important to note that I don't live in the US.

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                                That's fair.

                                But it's not mainly his views that put me of (just kinda) it's the paid and unpaid sponsorships with the military. It's so obviously a recruitment strategy that it's painful to watch.

                                I don't live in the USA either.

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                                  Anyone here like Folding Ideas? He's done some good stuff about flat earthers, crypto bros, and such.

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                                  One of the greats! Also, if you like Folding Ideas, you'll love Benn Jordan. The style is very similar. Also, Technology Connections.

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                                  • B [email protected]

                                    I just went back and watched a few to make sure I was remembering correctly. And yep, he's way too hyperactive, over animated, and dramatic for me. I mean, I don't hate his work, but it drives me a little crazy too watch it.

                                    I'm talking about his full videos. I actively refuse to watch anything YouTube shows as a "short".

                                    As a quick example, just watch the way his head and facial expressions zip around at the beginning of this video when he's in front of the white background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHL9GP_B30E

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                                    You are 100% correct on this. I can't watch him either

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                                    • pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zoneP [email protected]

                                      Also veritasium, 3blue1brown, practical engineering, adam savage kinda too

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                                      Feels warranted to also drop a mention of Physics Girl.

                                      She's been going through hell for the past couple of years but she finally seems to be getting better.

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                                        Me: “Sam O… haha cute name. I’ve never heard of it. I’ll see if they have a YT channel. Oh they do! What?! I’m already subscribed??!”

                                        I wish YT actually respected subscriptions. Here I am subscribed to someone and I’ve so thoroughly forgotten it that their name doesn’t even ring a bell.

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                                        • S [email protected]

                                          I am big fan of their prepandemic work. But if you can get past their click bait videos, I think they still do good content.

                                          Science pieces spreading awareness about something are their best videos.

                                          https://youtu.be/m6KnVTYtSc0

                                          This recent video on fentanyl was very good.

                                          The south korea one, the vaping and weed ones. Very good at condensing complicated topic while still retaining pertinent information that's new and not patronizing.

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                                          I just showed their Fentanyl video to my 13yo daughter over the weekend and it was incredibly effective as a parenting tool. We paused many times and discussed. But their presentation didn’t leave all that much for me to say.

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