Is there some controversy around Bill Nye that I haven’t heard?
He has been a leading science communicator covering hundreds of topics for many decades, and is only human, of course there are going to be shortcomings.
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ceenote@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Eh, it’s more about the enthusiasm than the qualifications. Plus, while Bill Nye is no angel, at least he’s not a Putin supporter.
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
He has a reputation of just being an unpleasant dick and difficult to work with. Nothing super problematic to my knowledge, just a bad personality.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve also heard that he gets a lot of weird people who are overly attached to the idea of him getting their fantasies crushed when they meet him. Realize that a lot of those “I met him and he was rude” people might not be completely honest about their encounters. Think along the lines of Paris Syndrome, but for a person.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Fwiw Nye does seem to be very chummy with Neil de Grasse Tyson, and that guy’s issues are far more well attested to. From the smug poor media literacy, to reports of being professionally hard to work with, to his sexual harrassment allegations. I’m not especially inclined to give Nye the benefit of the doubt given the company he chooses to keep.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hm, never heard of Paris Syndrome; guess you learn something every day, thanks.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Definitely possible, it’s just a little too consistent for me to think it’s all people meeting their hero and nobody just trying to do their job and getting treated poorly.
FinnFooted@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Pretty much this. Met him once. He’s has no scandals, he’s just kind of a rude guy.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 weeks ago
Having personally interacted with him more times than I would like, and it was only 3, he’s just a massive jerk, and a self assured belittler.
He doesn’t respect people. I’m not sure he respects anyone other than those that can make his image better, and then it’s conditional and stops when they aren’t useful.
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
That’s disappointing.
can@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
His AMA was pretty bad.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
How so?
can@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s been a while and I don’t feel like going back there to refresh my memory.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Source or GTFO. Spreading rumours about people is a shitty thing to do.
ceenote@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ll be nice, but nobody owes it to you to source everything they say or look things up for you. Googling isn’t hard.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Nobody owes it to you to believe what you say either, but they offered you the chance to back up your words.
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
ceenote has a tiny wiener. Find the sources yourself.
ceenote@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Onlyfans already knew.
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
On a more serious note: If anyone can just claim anything in a conversation, that would be detrimental to any discussion. Either everybody makes up their own “facts” because no-one bothers proving everyone else’s version of a story (which is just everybody lying in everybody’s face); or everybody is constantly fact-checking everyone else, which makes the conversation take much longer than necessary.
You already have the source, or at least an idea in which context you got the information and how to find it again. It’s just common courtesy to share it the others rather than making them do the work, too.
ceenote@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There is a time and topic for demanding rigorous discussion, and shit posting about Dolph Lundgren ain’t it. Insinuating dishonesty and demanding a source about something so unserious is just being an entitled prick.
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There was a clickbait NY Post article that I’d never link to, this article(archive) is more even handed.
treesapx@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is confirmed by a search that’s faster than your comment so where’s your anger coming from?
LikeTearsInTheRain@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
Bill Nye is an entertainer / educator. I’ve met plenty of people with PHDs and masters who couldn’t present a basic concept because they’re too caught up in technicalities and not understanding what it’s like to teach and get people interested in something.
RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
I’ll happily take a minimally qualified Science Guy that inspires thousands or millions of people to get into science than the most sciency scientist in all science that only ever inspired people to punch people.
buttnugget@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Furthermore, formal education is only one part of knowledge. Gatekeeping the word “scientist” is pointless. Maybe he has equivalent knowledge, skills, and ability to someone with a more advanced education. Maybe he doesn’t. Formal education is just the usual route, not the only route.