Currently watching a 2.5 hr interview with one of the world’s leading experts on protein synthesis in the body. Attia sometimes tries to show off his knowledge and is a little annoying, but he more informed on this stuff than 99.9% of doctors and he’s peppering this researcher with substantive questions and getting detailed answers that bump into the level of current knowledge, so they have to discuss ongoing research (a good thing).
I was going to find a rebuttal video but didn’t want my feed flooded with dumb stuff so lets pretend:
I’m watching a video about bushcraft!
I’m probably an unfair info source, as 90% of the TV I watch is on youtube. I pay for it (no ads) and am proficient. Part of the challenge of youtube is curating a feed with good sources. Most people will choose shit, and it will be delivered to them on a silver platter. OTOH, I’ve probably watched like 6 full college courses on youtube, particularly during COVID. Most recent was David Bight’s 27-part course on the Civil war at Yale, which is great.
The range of quality on YouTube is truly amazing.
It’s been great for home improvement projects.
and automotive repair
Youtube has good educational content but it is littered with 80% garbage. You have to dig deeper than you should to find it, and that’s a purposeful decision youtube made
Who cares what % of it is garbage? The supermarket is 95% stuff I’d never buy, yet I still shop there every week!
Idiotic retort
YouTube has radicalized a bunch of people into being Nazis so it does make sense to care
But obviously a destiny lover wouldn’t care about that
I care if people are presented with shit at the supermarket
But hey you let us know you were talking out of your ass earlier itt so keep it up
I love when watevs and Ike’s are on the same team
Saying YouTube is bad makes no sense. It’s like saying books are bad.
You shouldn’t be biased against turnips.
I use SmartTube on my Android TV. Blocks all the ads and it’s free.
Once you read a book that makes you dumber it doesn’t have a constant recommendation to read the next book that will also make you even stupider.
That a social media issue not a YouTube specific issue
just went and found these, and as someone who has exhausted just about all of dan carlin’s 20-hour podcasts, those look amazing and they’ll probably be my car listening playlist through christmas!
thanks for sharing.
for real, if i’m not watching sports, i have whatever youtube podcast playing as background noise on my tv. can’t believe i’ve never stumbled across yale courses.
american revolution, the early middle ages, intro to psychology, power and politics, philosophy… all have at least 25 1-hour lectures 
this seriously made my day. actually changed my outlook of my (shitty) day, knowing that i just found hundreds of hours of yale lectures on shit i love to listen to.
This course on the early middle ages is also quiet good
So is European History from like 1700.
I see Blight has a new civil war course, which I think is more Yale-centric. His one from 10-15 years ago may be better.
spoiler: no
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Maybe the two have become synonymous, but i think it’s more an issue with algorithms that feed content than it is social media.
Food delivery apps arent inherently bad. But when they track what you eat and at what times and send push notices to entice you. Or try and tempt you 20 minutes after you change your mind mid order and close the app, they become unhealthy.
Social media has always been unhealthy. Showing other people at their happiest and most glamorous; setting unrealistic expectations for life.
But algorithms that manipulate you to buy or engage can be blamed more on Bezos/Amazon and early YouTube than they can on FB, IG etc.
