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> It's too bad, because he's a really smart guy Is he really? I've yet to see a single video where he applies a significant amount of intellectual rigour. I'v

by audunw 4y ago

> It's too bad, because he's a really smart guy Is he really? I've yet to see a single video where he applies a significant amount of intellectual rigour. I've seen him make so many basic mistakes in his reasoning that he's either incredibly lazy, intentionally misleading (a real possibility since "debunking" gets him views) or just not that smart. I dont understand why so many people take him seriously. I suspect too many people get a kick out of feeling smart/smug from "debunking" videos.

chasil 4y ago
He announces a set of physics exercises relevant to spin launch on Brilliant at the end of the video. I wouldn't discount his STEM knowledge.
- space_fountain 4y ago
  I’ve been assuming when I see those promotions that the content creators involved have pretty minimal real involvement signing off and maybe making suggestions. It is at the end of the day just an ad
- krisoft 4y ago
  Caution. The "he" you are referring to (the one who announces the Brilliant exercises) is Brian McManus from the Real Engineering youtube channel. The "he" audunw refers to in the comment you are responding to is Thunderf00t. You guys are talking by each other.
imtringued 4y ago
Explain the wrong reasoning and flaws in these videos: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpLAB5219A https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpLAB5219A https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LmlAYnFF_s8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LmlAYnFF_s8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwbd1qGvTeQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwbd1qGvTeQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4KoxeTu-8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4KoxeTu-8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3eXLwH9J8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3eXLwH9J8 I will take your words by face value and assume that none of these videos used or needed any amount of intellectual rigor and that he is not very smart. Okay, but if the bar is that high, then it appears that whatever scam kickstarter he debunks wasn't even on the scale of intellectual rigor or smartness.

by audunw 4y ago

chasil 4y ago

He announces a set of physics exercises relevant to spin launch on Brilliant at the end of the video. I wouldn't discount his STEM knowledge.

space_fountain 4y ago
I’ve been assuming when I see those promotions that the content creators involved have pretty minimal real involvement signing off and maybe making suggestions. It is at the end of the day just an ad
krisoft 4y ago
Caution. The "he" you are referring to (the one who announces the Brilliant exercises) is Brian McManus from the Real Engineering youtube channel. The "he" audunw refers to in the comment you are responding to is Thunderf00t. You guys are talking by each other.

imtringued 4y ago

Explain the wrong reasoning and flaws in these videos: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpLAB5219A https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DXpLAB5219A https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LmlAYnFF_s8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LmlAYnFF_s8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwbd1qGvTeQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwbd1qGvTeQ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4KoxeTu-8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4KoxeTu-8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3eXLwH9J8 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3eXLwH9J8 I will take your words by face value and assume that none of these videos used or needed any amount of intellectual rigor and that he is not very smart. Okay, but if the bar is that high, then it appears that whatever scam kickstarter he debunks wasn't even on the scale of intellectual rigor or smartness.