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Is it just me or has this channel declined severely in quality lately? I liked when he used to break down math and physics concepts and I actually learned thing
by 4oo4 4y ago
Is it just me or has this channel declined severely in quality lately? I liked when he used to break down math and physics concepts and I actually learned things, now it's just clickbait science-y junk. At best everything he covers now is a contortion to reach the clickbait title, or at worst a longform, undisclosed ad for Tesla.
- DerekL 4y agoIn what way does this video contort the story to reach the title? Is it the word accidentally?
- 4oo4 4y agoI suppose this one isn't too bad in that regard, I think I was mainly thinking of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIhgxav9LY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIhgxav9LY This video about leaded gasoline makes a solid case and the science and history are there to back up that Kettering caused the lead poisoning on this scale, but I think it's a stretch, or a gross oversimplification to say he killed the most people in history. I guess I expect slightly more scientific rigor and caution from someone like him (though, I understand that YouTube videos aren't expected to withstand the scientific method). With this video, I think it comes down to the title. Saying he killed the most people is a reach, I think saying he poisoned the most people is probably more accurate. That's not saying anything to discredit how bad lead poisoning is and that it does kill people, but if you're going to accuse someone of being a mass murderer I think you need to make your claims really precisely and have data that really clearly shows a causation and not just correlation. The video titles ironically seemed to get more clickbait-y after he released this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng