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Is there a reason for the downvotes? This is a potential cancer treatment that is being tested at the moment. Is it the changes I made to make this less clickbaity? I also made sure to source the scientific and video sources.
Every Kurzgesagt video I’ve ever posted has gotten this reaction. Some people seem to feel that they have sold out, and yes adamantly hate the click-baity titles.
It’s a common issue on the internet where people refuse to deal with nuance and subtlety, preferring instead to simply “like” or “dislike” - I would even go so far as to guess, with many such votes having been offered without first having watched the video.
It is still an option to simply continue scrolling down without voting on something… but no, they feel like their opinions must be heard, regardless of how unqualified (not having watched it) or unthinkingly offered. In short, this place is still social media, after all.
Edit: here is a relevant previous discussion that seems of interest to you. It was this discussion that convinced me to stop sharing Kurzgesagt videos - not because they are bad, but bc people on social media tend to not enjoy them. Possibly heavy curation of the presentation of them may work - at a minimum making a new title, though I would still think that the first 30-second lead-in to the video would remain off-putting to people who upon seeing that aren’t really willing to give it a further chance.
Very strange indeed. I wonder if Kurzgesagt has done something to upset the crowds? I haven’t watched any of their stuff in a year or two, but the ones I did watch were excellent and I thought they were well liked and popular. And accurate. And willing to correct their mistakes.
IIRC it was a lack of transparency regarding funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, some videos with very dubious science behind them presented as fact, and I believe one case of essentially plagiarism from another creator (there was at least some dispute).
They did since come out and apologized for some of it but the whole drama did sour the channel for some people.
Is there a reason for the downvotes? This is a potential cancer treatment that is being tested at the moment. Is it the changes I made to make this less clickbaity? I also made sure to source the scientific and video sources.
Every Kurzgesagt video I’ve ever posted has gotten this reaction. Some people seem to feel that they have sold out, and yes adamantly hate the click-baity titles.
It’s a common issue on the internet where people refuse to deal with nuance and subtlety, preferring instead to simply “like” or “dislike” - I would even go so far as to guess, with many such votes having been offered without first having watched the video.
It is still an option to simply continue scrolling down without voting on something… but no, they feel like their opinions must be heard, regardless of how unqualified (not having watched it) or unthinkingly offered. In short, this place is still social media, after all.
Edit: here is a relevant previous discussion that seems of interest to you. It was this discussion that convinced me to stop sharing Kurzgesagt videos - not because they are bad, but bc people on social media tend to not enjoy them. Possibly heavy curation of the presentation of them may work - at a minimum making a new title, though I would still think that the first 30-second lead-in to the video would remain off-putting to people who upon seeing that aren’t really willing to give it a further chance.
Very strange indeed. I wonder if Kurzgesagt has done something to upset the crowds? I haven’t watched any of their stuff in a year or two, but the ones I did watch were excellent and I thought they were well liked and popular. And accurate. And willing to correct their mistakes.
Maybe I’ve missed something.
IIRC it was a lack of transparency regarding funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, some videos with very dubious science behind them presented as fact, and I believe one case of essentially plagiarism from another creator (there was at least some dispute).
They did since come out and apologized for some of it but the whole drama did sour the channel for some people.
Interesting. I’ll have to read up on this at some point. Thanks.
IIRC there was an expose a long time back that they were on Bill and Melinda Gates foundation’s payroll to push their agenda in their videos.
What agenda is that?
This video explains it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjHMoNGqQTI
I have no idea! They seemed like they were great to me.
I think it’s just people being weary of these “i fixed cancer guys” stories that turn into some scam or fake stuff
Welp, the good new is that its at +7 now lol
+8!
Line going up!