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[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

This is pretty much my experience when watching an episode of Adam Ruins Everything. Remember when we thought that show was actually right about stuff?

We really need a movement to debunk the debunkers

[-] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

It can have half truths but it's really hard to be factual when trying to sell a show. Adam is a comedian and an entertainer so any information that can be snagged regardless of validity serves the objective.

It's typically really hard to keep people engaged when you are trying to give neuace and data that's not as conclusive as we want. Hell, I'm trying to be as objective as possible in this and it's boring me.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Still the video games episode was embarassingly wrong...

"They kept video games in the toy aisle!"

No.. no they did not

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Many of the episodes really frustrated me with the lies. I'm not trying to defend them just elaborate that their objective was never to be true but captivating.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah this is why I never trust anyone who bills himself as a smart guy, because chances are they're a dumbass or worse a charlatan.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Part of the problem is trying to be authoritative with broad conclusions. You can have a documentary cover a story or a person's life while being thorough and entertaining, but things like an overall industry's practices are just too complicated to go over quickly. People are going to have lots of varying experiences with it, and just giving facts about it misses human elements that allow people to imagine being there. It needs to be a story, but just one story also can't apply to everyone.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Sorry, what? When did we all collectively come to understand that Adam Ruins Everything is balderdash? What did I miss?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Every time someone finds a new way, a new understanding of everything, then in our misery when our knowledge failed to bring us any new power or ability, we realize that our knowledge was bullshit and we are just as confused as ever before

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

hbomberguy recently had a video that "ruins" Youtubers who have been very successful from educational videos while using blatant plagiarism. It's 4 hours long but it's very engaging and might be something you enjoy.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Dedunking is a good series as well

[-] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

actually right about stuff

I know there are criticisms to made about it but this makes it sound like it was mostly crap, which as far as I can tell isn't the case.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Still most of what wasn't was "Shit most people know outside of the truly delusional or your grandpa who aint watching anyway"

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