That was a really good one. I absolutely agree that breaking things back up online would be so much more helpful to society. Smaller communities online were far better.
This is one thing I like about the Lemmy/Reddit format. It (somewhat) helps isolate different communities and esspecially on smaller instances/communities/subreddits making it easier to get to know people, as well as easier to moderate.
Our brains aren’t truth detectors, they’re survival engines.
How that plays into social media just blew my mind.
Their videos often are sponsored by billionaires
And? Is the video incorrect?
I think that comment was meant to be a reply to another comment which might have been deleted and now it seems lost or something.
I commented that because many of their videos about climate change are sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (and others among that caliber), sometimes hidden behind different names, while not always being very objective. Sometimes, some of them even lean into the narrative that the regular person should be blamed for climate change which is reminiscent of bp propaganda. If you want to know more details, YouTuber TheHatedOne made a video about this topic and you can find Kurzgesagts sponsors in their video descriptions.
This damages their credibility in general and also makes one mistrustful about their videos about different topics. It doesn’t mean everything they say is wrong, or course, but I became more critical in questioning their sources- especially since they left the German public broadcasting network and became privately funded.
tl;dw - Bring back phpBB forums!
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I went and didn’t see what you meant. Most every comment agrees with the video.
It’s funny, you are us vs theming. You are doing what the video talked about by making sweeping generalizations about a specific community based on your perception of their surrounding culture (reddit).
Nah, I’m good with my broken brain.
Yea, gimme dat good brain rot. I need 8 hours of adult cocomelon playing in the background on YouTube while I write screed on whatever the fuck they call Twitter now.
I learned a new word today!
why would the floor at Twitter need leveling?
Maybe not the floor, but the CEO surely could have some
Funny that the video saying large online social networks are ruining the fabric of our society ends with “Follow us on large online social media networks!” I guess they don’t think unplugging from large social media is all that important after all.
Their videos are purely informative so I think they can get a pass on this one, better to spread awareness of these things than to not.
Can people you don’t love have correct ideas too?
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Grrrrrrrr
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