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Thanks for pointing this out. I've enjoyed quite a few of Mark's videos over the years. He's clearly smart and talented, but it was unsettling how insanely prod

Thanks for pointing this out. I've enjoyed quite a few of Mark's videos over the years. He's clearly smart and talented, but it was unsettling how insanely productive he seemed to be. That sort of thing naturally creeps into my subconscious and not in a healthy way. He mentions the people he works with but the videos are still presented in a way that makes them feel like a single person production. I should've figured there was more to it than that.

TedShiller 6y ago
He also pollutes the environment with all of his projects. Filling his swimming pool with plastic balls for views.
- hojjat12000 6y ago
  I don't think any body cares about that. Specially when you can collect the plastic balls (because it's in your pool) and recycle it (which I'm sure he did, I don't think he dumped it in his kitchen trash can). He also uses biodegradable glitter.
  - O_H_E 6y ago
    > biodegradable glitter ok, wow. TIL such thing exists.
    - TedShiller 6y ago
      They don't. See links above.
  - TedShiller 6y ago
    If you read HN you know that recycling doesn’t work. If I care about the environment I’m not going to buy millions of plastic balls for views
  - randycupertino 6y ago
    Biodegradable glitter is a marketing scam, fyi. https://www.getlemonhead.com/blog/the-truth-about-bio-degradable-glitter https://www.getlemonhead.com/blog/the-truth-about-bio-degrad...
    - Aunche 6y ago
      It depends on what sort of biodegradable glitter you're using. Some glitter is even edible.
      - bigbubba 6y ago
        I'm pretty sure the non-biodegradable regular glitter can be eaten too, but your shit will sparkle. Harm to humans is not the primary concern with microplastics.
        randycupertino 6y ago
        Did you know that boat paint turned out to be the glitter industry mystery buyer? https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/duw480/glitter_mystery_possibly_solved_by_the_endless/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/duw480...
- 14u2c 6y ago
  How exactly is that polluting? Do you think he just abandoned the pool with the balls still present? I can see an argument that its wasteful however.
  - TedShiller 6y ago
    When he's done with the stupid plastic balls, where are they gonna go?
- packetslave 6y ago
  You've posted this 3 times in response to comments on this thread. Do you have an axe to grind against Mark?
- Aunche 6y ago
  You can say this about every sort of entertainment that require props or special effects.
- deleted 6y ago
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polishdude20 6y ago
After working on a few of my own ambitious side projects, I've come to realize there is no way in hell he does all that alone. There's a team of people helping him and designing the things he shows in his videos.

TedShiller 6y ago

He also pollutes the environment with all of his projects. Filling his swimming pool with plastic balls for views.

hojjat12000 6y ago
I don't think any body cares about that. Specially when you can collect the plastic balls (because it's in your pool) and recycle it (which I'm sure he did, I don't think he dumped it in his kitchen trash can). He also uses biodegradable glitter.
- O_H_E 6y ago
  > biodegradable glitter ok, wow. TIL such thing exists.
  - TedShiller 6y ago
    They don't. See links above.
- TedShiller 6y ago
  If you read HN you know that recycling doesn’t work. If I care about the environment I’m not going to buy millions of plastic balls for views
- randycupertino 6y ago
  Biodegradable glitter is a marketing scam, fyi. https://www.getlemonhead.com/blog/the-truth-about-bio-degradable-glitter https://www.getlemonhead.com/blog/the-truth-about-bio-degrad...
  - Aunche 6y ago
    It depends on what sort of biodegradable glitter you're using. Some glitter is even edible.
    - bigbubba 6y ago
      I'm pretty sure the non-biodegradable regular glitter can be eaten too, but your shit will sparkle. Harm to humans is not the primary concern with microplastics.
      - randycupertino 6y ago
        Did you know that boat paint turned out to be the glitter industry mystery buyer? https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/duw480/glitter_mystery_possibly_solved_by_the_endless/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/duw480...
14u2c 6y ago
How exactly is that polluting? Do you think he just abandoned the pool with the balls still present? I can see an argument that its wasteful however.
- TedShiller 6y ago
  When he's done with the stupid plastic balls, where are they gonna go?
packetslave 6y ago
You've posted this 3 times in response to comments on this thread. Do you have an axe to grind against Mark?
Aunche 6y ago
You can say this about every sort of entertainment that require props or special effects.
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polishdude20 6y ago

After working on a few of my own ambitious side projects, I've come to realize there is no way in hell he does all that alone. There's a team of people helping him and designing the things he shows in his videos.