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> ... if one was to put equivalnet amount of time in another field, say learning how deep learning works... I see what you're getting at, but these are two dif
by snoman 9y ago
> ... if one was to put equivalnet amount of time in another field, say learning how deep learning works...
I see what you're getting at, but these are two different things. The vast majority of humanity as a whole is just not capable of sitting down and chewing through a deep learning textbook or anything of the sort.
What you're ignoring is just how accessible streaming is as an income method. Up until recently, all you needed was the equipment (< $2000-3000 - sometimes paid for by sponsors, often equipment that people already have in modern times) and to be half-way charismatic in order to get into it.
Add in the promise of big money and 'superstars' and now every kid wants to ~be in a band~ be a streamer.
- xchaotic 9y ago" The vast majority of humanity as a whole is just not capable of sitting down and chewing through a deep learning textbook or anything of the sort." they don't currently, and probably we don't need millions of data science major, but somehow grinding through the game for thousands of hours is doable. I'd say let's gamify learning and we will have a whole new supply of world class scientist streaming their research on sci-twitch.tv ;)
- InitialLastName 9y agoI've recently been watching EEVBlog videos, mostly for the sake of watching someone else route PCB's. Learned lots of good tricks that way too.
- Hasz 9y agoThe EEVblog is great. Some of the older videos have some DFM, switcher layout, etc that is equally invaluable.
- JabavuAdams 9y ago"DFM" stands for "Design For Manufacturing" ? https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1143825 https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1143825
- ivanhoe 9y agoIt's not different then saying: Let's gamify accounting and we'll have tones of people watching streams of someone doing taxes. Doesn't really work that way. Different people have different interests, but science is a niche and will always be on a tail of that bell curve. If you try to make it more appealing to the masses you end up with shitty shows about blowing up things or dangerous animals or ghosts & mysteries.
- Urbanxassassin 9y agoWhile nice, that's a pretty disconnected perspective from society. Sports and the industries around them are so big for a reason vs say major league programming.