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> the US Navy even let him on a multi-day tour of a nuclear submarine and tape classified information (later redacted) They _paid_ him to tour it. It was a mar
by dboshardy 5y ago
> the US Navy even let him on a multi-day tour of a nuclear submarine and tape classified information (later redacted)
They _paid_ him to tour it. It was a marketing event for the US Navy to drive recruitment.
- sillyquiet 5y agoThey did? I am not disagreeing, just wondering if he disclosed that or how you found out.
- mulmen 5y agoIn the first video in the series Destin himself says the Navy did not pay him. https://youtu.be/5d6SEQQbwtU&t=2m47s https://youtu.be/5d6SEQQbwtU&t=2m47s I do recall him mentioning his own biases and conflicts of interest at some point but I don’t recall what series that was a part of.
- mtga 5y agoThis might be it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTYgcdNrXE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTYgcdNrXE From 2019: "For the last 15 years I have worked for the Army Test Evaluation Command."
- wslack 5y agoThey neither paid him nor had edit approval on his content besides redacting classified information.
- manquer 5y agoHe was covering sciene topics nothing controversial or political if i remember correctly it was about air circulation systems and the fail safes etc. Beyond classified stuff , there is not much need for edit approval.