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It's probably useful to note as well that Destin is acting as an educator during these interviews, and so he's probably asking a lot of questions that he alread

It's probably useful to note as well that Destin is acting as an educator during these interviews, and so he's probably asking a lot of questions that he already knows the answer to... but he needs to bring the audience along.

deelowe 5y ago
That's absolutely it. He's said that this is his approach before on his channel.
stevehawk 5y ago
tbh, it actually seems less likely with him. Maybe he's just a great actor, but he comes off more as a guy that doesn't deeply research things before he shows up so it is still all exciting and educational to him. And when he does ask questions they seem to easily be categorized as "for the viewers benefit" and "destin didn't know either"
- barkingcat 5y ago
  On the other hand, I am pretty sure Destin researches the hell out of every single detail before he goes in. There's a lot in the background before you see the actual video. Destin is one of those people who would prepare a ton before going in to shoot so that he doesn't waste time (both his and the people he's interviewing). It's how he is able to get access, for example, to the nuclear sub series. You can tell by the prepared equations, etc that he has all ready. He won't know the information that the interviewees will tell him (since it's a learning journey) - but you better believe he does his homework before he goes. For example, in the Coast Guard zig zag search pattern video, you can tell that he was doing his research in between visits to different coast guard stations. at the beginning he was like "what is search pattern" and by the end of the video, he was feeding the coast guard questions, etc - and that's all in 1 video, shot over a long length of time - it's not like he just goes in without learning more about the things that he's going to ask his interviewees. It's more like a knowledge search pattern, and with each interview he learns more. And that's all stitched together in 1 short 30 min video, when in reality that all took place over several months or even a whole year, etc. Destin does his research and calculations. He just doesn't show it on the video itself. Also in some videos you can see him trying to test his own knowledge in order to have the interviewee tell him that his understanding is wrong. You can only do that if you know the field/subject already (and you're anticipating what the correct answer is). Kinda like an instructor in a unix class feeding a question to the class - well, why don't we just sudo everything? - and having the students reject you by saying what you really wanted to say, that using sudo is a security risk. Makes for better instructional video.

deelowe 5y ago

That's absolutely it. He's said that this is his approach before on his channel.

stevehawk 5y ago

tbh, it actually seems less likely with him. Maybe he's just a great actor, but he comes off more as a guy that doesn't deeply research things before he shows up so it is still all exciting and educational to him. And when he does ask questions they seem to easily be categorized as "for the viewers benefit" and "destin didn't know either"

barkingcat 5y ago
On the other hand, I am pretty sure Destin researches the hell out of every single detail before he goes in. There's a lot in the background before you see the actual video. Destin is one of those people who would prepare a ton before going in to shoot so that he doesn't waste time (both his and the people he's interviewing). It's how he is able to get access, for example, to the nuclear sub series. You can tell by the prepared equations, etc that he has all ready. He won't know the information that the interviewees will tell him (since it's a learning journey) - but you better believe he does his homework before he goes. For example, in the Coast Guard zig zag search pattern video, you can tell that he was doing his research in between visits to different coast guard stations. at the beginning he was like "what is search pattern" and by the end of the video, he was feeding the coast guard questions, etc - and that's all in 1 video, shot over a long length of time - it's not like he just goes in without learning more about the things that he's going to ask his interviewees. It's more like a knowledge search pattern, and with each interview he learns more. And that's all stitched together in 1 short 30 min video, when in reality that all took place over several months or even a whole year, etc. Destin does his research and calculations. He just doesn't show it on the video itself. Also in some videos you can see him trying to test his own knowledge in order to have the interviewee tell him that his understanding is wrong. You can only do that if you know the field/subject already (and you're anticipating what the correct answer is). Kinda like an instructor in a unix class feeding a question to the class - well, why don't we just sudo everything? - and having the students reject you by saying what you really wanted to say, that using sudo is a security risk. Makes for better instructional video.