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FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ve enjoyed every video I’ve ever seen by him, but always forget to subscribe to him and YouTube never recommends his videos to me even though it’s filled with all kinds of other skeptical materials.
2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 2 days ago
TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Are people really serious about liking him? I mean, I get that there was a lot of tongue in cheek SNL unfunniness in there. But…I felt it was painfully unfunny to watch. S
I’m saying this in the most genuine way possible, what is the appeal exactly? Is it the humor? The information? I was very surprised to see under that video is was on the trending list. I’d never heard of him. But everyone here seems to really like him as well.
Just curious. No hate
2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 1 day ago
He is genuinely amazing at his craft and has some really informative material. This specific video isn’t a great example but some are much funnier too.
apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
The humour is a large part of why people enjoy watching his videos, but the main focus of his channel is going over visual effects in viral videos with incredible detail.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Just check out his other videos I guess. I think he can be quite funn,y and this video certainly isn’t the best example. But he’s built a lot of goodwill by other means with the blender community over the years, he didn’t become popular as a comedian.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 23 hours ago
He only uploads like once or twice a year
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There you have your explanation. “Sceptical” channels will just question everything without providing real evidence. The Captain always backs up his claims.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I think you have a very uninformed idea about skeptical content. Go find Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe, Skeptics with a K, Be Reasonable, Skeptoid, Bayesian Conspiracy, Squaring the Strange, Monster Talk and others. There is trutherusm crap and then there is looking at evidence.
Captain D is a fan of this stuff. He attended The Amazing Meeting, a skeptical conference held by the JREF, back when James Randi was still alive.
TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Most science communication YouTube channels engage in debunking (of flat feathers, young earth creationists, pseudoarcheologists, etc.), always with evidence. Just because a bunch of racist pngtubers co-opted the word skeptical 10-15 years ago doesn’t change the meaning of the word itself.
pyre@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m very skeptical of “skeptical materials”. most of that shit went on to a misogynistic, transphobic and xenophobic route.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
See my reply to Diplomjodler3. One of the temporary hosts of Skeptoid was trans. You have some very uninformed ideas about what skepticism is and what it isn’t.
pyre@lemmy.world 1 day ago
no I don’t. I said nothing about what skepticism is.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Given your unwillingness to accept that you aren’t as informed on the topic as you think you are I can see why you have the ideas you do.
Sam Harris has never been part of the rationalist or skeptical culture. He is much better known in the atheist and the “intellectual dark web”. In the skeptical community he is generally regarded as a close minded person who is too busy kissing the butt of people like Ben Shapiro and selling meditation.
Even before Elevatorgate Dawkins was on the outs for being a sexist & misogynist who was contributing nothing to the movement except harm. If you are using him as an example you are operating on information that is more than a decade out of date and it might be time to update your priors.
Psythik@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The YT algorithm hates inconsistent uploaders, so they don’t get as promoted as much. Unfortunately you’re going to have to smash that bell icon if you don’t want to miss a video from him.