• davidgro@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    10 months ago

    If it started with him, then I guess the dominoes make sense - it wouldn’t be a claim that he did all the work, just set it in motion.

    I have no idea though, I am OOTL also and haven’t looked at the video yet.

    • Xiaz@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      10 months ago

      Nah, I can absolutely confirm in at least one of those cases he is several months behind the curve and just tacking it on to pad video length.

      • PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        10 months ago

        I understood his video to be primarily calling out rampant plagiarism on YouTube. Illuminati was a small portion of the video and helped him convey the issue with content farms. Also, just because you’re aware of the issue doesn’t mean everyone else is.

      • brvslvrnst@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        10 months ago

        Should note that right at the beginning he jokes about how long it took them to get this video out (notes the writers’ strike as “ongoing”).

        Also, I knew none of this stuff. His long-form video essays are always a great watch because they aren’t shot out 5m after something happens and consist of mostly opinions.