#you are truly better off learning science from DW tbh it is more accurate than the history in it | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

glompcat · 2 years

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To expand a bit on my dislike of video essays - one of the things I particularly hate about them is they prioritize video editing skills over any real knowledge of the topic being discussed or actual analysis.

#I continue to reflect on a popular DW youtuber #who once casually said something wildly antisemitic in a video #so I very politely told him so #and he responded to tell me literally everything and anything he knows about history he learned from Doctor Who #which is uhhhhhhhhh A HORRIBLE SOURCE #you are truly better off learning science from DW tbh it is more accurate than the history in it #he then republished that video multiple times with no changes made #and surprise surprise is a professional video editor so his videos look VERY good and are super well made #which of course makes him endlessly popular because at the end of the day things like smooth cuts #or being a man who has very strong opinions stated in a funny manner over well edited video #matters far more than actually knowing what the fuck you are talking about at all in any way whatsoever

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