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Videos by Primitive Technology are so weirdly fascinating. It seems unlikely that a video with no dialog of a guy making bricks from scratch would be compelling

Videos by Primitive Technology are so weirdly fascinating. It seems unlikely that a video with no dialog of a guy making bricks from scratch would be compelling viewing, but it is. Not to mention that the hut he's making the bricks in was also made from just clay and wood, as was the kiln he's using to make the bricks...

gdcbe 3y ago
I agree. Maybe it is fascinating because it has zero bullshit, skips no details and brings us back to our human nature? A state where most of humanity were in, very different from the current life. Spiritual home?
- gilleain 3y ago
  Could be, yes. It's nice to see stuff that is not sponsored by some VPN, and has no "like, subscribe, etc" in it (although I understand why people do that). Also, for me, there is a real-life Minecraft feel to it all. I guess it is 'experimental archaeology', in a sense?
- Cthulhu_ 3y ago
  But also, it brings me back to childhood, dicking around on the beach or in forest streams, building dams and other such things. It all looks like the kind of thing anyone here would or could do if they were out in the sticks like that.
wolf550e 3y ago
He has another channel? Can you link? I found nothing: https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=2945881 https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=2945881
- gilleain 3y ago
  Weird, I was sure that there was another channel - maybe the logo changed and that fooled me, or it was some beautiful dream. Sorry about that. edit: Argh, I have a horrible feeling that I used to watch some copycat channel that re-uploaded his videos, which is why I thought he had several :(
  - underlines 3y ago
    There are impostor channels using similar logos and fake builds using cheap labor and concrete. They do this mostly in India in order to gain views and make ad revenue from it. Maybe you were talking about such a channel?
    - gilleain 3y ago
      No, pretty sure it was the same guy - I've seen one or two of the knock-off videos, and it's not as interesting (and as you say, fake). There's mention on the wiki page for Primitive Technology that he had problems with re-uploaders.
louwrentius 3y ago
Don't forget to turn on closed caption as he explains things during the video
burnished 3y ago
You'd probably like 'red hot nickel ball' on a channel called 'cars and water'. Short, 2-5 minute videos sans dialog where this person just heats a nickel ball until its red hot and puts it on top of something. He just answers a question you didnt know you had and then the video ends. It is genius.

gdcbe 3y ago

I agree. Maybe it is fascinating because it has zero bullshit, skips no details and brings us back to our human nature? A state where most of humanity were in, very different from the current life. Spiritual home?

gilleain 3y ago
Could be, yes. It's nice to see stuff that is not sponsored by some VPN, and has no "like, subscribe, etc" in it (although I understand why people do that). Also, for me, there is a real-life Minecraft feel to it all. I guess it is 'experimental archaeology', in a sense?
Cthulhu_ 3y ago
But also, it brings me back to childhood, dicking around on the beach or in forest streams, building dams and other such things. It all looks like the kind of thing anyone here would or could do if they were out in the sticks like that.

wolf550e 3y ago

He has another channel? Can you link? I found nothing: https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/about/ https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=2945881 https://www.patreon.com/user/about?u=2945881

gilleain 3y ago
Weird, I was sure that there was another channel - maybe the logo changed and that fooled me, or it was some beautiful dream. Sorry about that. edit: Argh, I have a horrible feeling that I used to watch some copycat channel that re-uploaded his videos, which is why I thought he had several :(
- underlines 3y ago
  There are impostor channels using similar logos and fake builds using cheap labor and concrete. They do this mostly in India in order to gain views and make ad revenue from it. Maybe you were talking about such a channel?
  - gilleain 3y ago
    No, pretty sure it was the same guy - I've seen one or two of the knock-off videos, and it's not as interesting (and as you say, fake). There's mention on the wiki page for Primitive Technology that he had problems with re-uploaders.

louwrentius 3y ago

Don't forget to turn on closed caption as he explains things during the video

burnished 3y ago

You'd probably like 'red hot nickel ball' on a channel called 'cars and water'. Short, 2-5 minute videos sans dialog where this person just heats a nickel ball until its red hot and puts it on top of something. He just answers a question you didnt know you had and then the video ends. It is genius.