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I believe he is or was a professor. His style, to me, is very academic. I enjoy how clear and deliberately he speaks but I do agree it is something that stands

• bittercynic 6y ago
  I also find something about the presentation off-putting, and I can't put my finger on what it is. His voice almost sounds angry, or like he is demanding that you recognize his expertise. Could this just be a regional difference in how people speak, and I (in California) am unused to it?
  • notASmartGuy12 6y ago
    Probably a generational difference. A lot of the gen-x youtubers talk like him - kind of downplayed, not that excited, he's letting the subject be the exciting part. He probably thinks he's just not that interesting as a person (I don't mean in a self-deprecating way, just in a way that is/was common in genx), and what's coming off as anger is him just not trying to be entertaining. I'm guessing you're gen-z? or are used to youtubers like the King of Random - very excited, very expressive, nearly accidentally burning down his garage with frozen gasoline... people who maybe don't have as much expertise as a 20+year veteran, but who could make drying paint sound and look entertaining.
    • bittercynic 6y ago
      I'm in my late 30s - does that make me gen-z? Not a fan of King of Random either. Some of his videos look like interesting subjects, but I just can't get past the presentation. Something about it seems like he's trying really hard to be entertaining or cute or something. I dunno, but I guess it works for many people, because it seems like he gets plenty of views.