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Yeah this is fair. But there are so many topics I know almost nothing about that would be interesting to get an exponent to ELI5. Negotiation / Photography /

Yeah this is fair. But there are so many topics I know almost nothing about that would be interesting to get an exponent to ELI5. Negotiation / Photography / Writing / Fashion. I know next to nothing about all these things. The ones I do know a little about, say chess, may not be as enriching but I don't mind watching Kasparov go over the basics... Really I haven't bought it and I'm not sure why. If I could pick an episode from the chess class it'd help me decide but doesn't seem like that's possible.

ratww 7y ago
Oh, man... I've watched quite a few of those Masterclasses and all the ones I saw are pretty much badly conducted interviews and anecdotes, with zero structure or preparation. Even the editing leaves a lot to be desired. A professional journalist/interviewer would cut most of them to 1/3 of the length. Most of the content sits in this weird intersection of being completely useless to beginners and being too basic for intermediate/advanced practitioners. For $180 it's not even useful for parties, it's just a long interview for fans of the person.