15 votes

The United States of barbecue, mapsplained

7 comments

  1. [7]
    Fal
    Link
    A video about how history, geography, and culture explain (some) of the regional differences in American barbecue.

    A video about how history, geography, and culture explain (some) of the regional differences in American barbecue.

    6 votes
    1. first-must-burn
      Link Parent
      Thanks for posting this. Having grown up in Texas, it was interesting to learn about the influences around such an iconic food. Any time I am back in Texas (rarely these days), I pretty much...

      Thanks for posting this. Having grown up in Texas, it was interesting to learn about the influences around such an iconic food.

      Any time I am back in Texas (rarely these days), I pretty much alternate Tex Mex and barbecue as long as I'm there.

      3 votes
    2. [5]
      RustyRedRobot
      (edited )
      Link Parent
      Thanks for this, I'll watch later. Just wanted to say thank you for actually posting a comment. I get a bit bored of just seeing a YouTube URL posted with nothing else. Same for any link really. I...

      Thanks for this, I'll watch later.

      Just wanted to say thank you for actually posting a comment.

      I get a bit bored of just seeing a YouTube URL posted with nothing else. Same for any link really. I tend to just ignore them as spam posts.

      If people feel it's worthwhile to post then also say why and start the commentary.

      10 votes
      1. [4]
        AugustusFerdinand
        Link Parent
        To counter, this is a small website where spam is non-existent. Anyone making a post does so because they believe that the content of the post should be viewed by others and perhaps generate...

        To counter, this is a small website where spam is non-existent. Anyone making a post does so because they believe that the content of the post should be viewed by others and perhaps generate conversation. Making a comment about why the post is worthwhile takes more time (thereby reducing people's desire to post by raising the effort to do so) and will push a discussion one direction that can make differing opinions more difficult to express.

        Being that links should be explored prior to going to the comments so the reader/viewer isn't prematurely biased on the content by the person posting it, adding a comment disturbs that process and hampers people forming their own views.

        3 votes
        1. [2]
          MimicSquid
          Link Parent
          If I watched every video posted, I'd be spending most of my life doing it. I'm not going to do that, and so I often check the comments to see if the topic is something I'd be interested in talking...

          If I watched every video posted, I'd be spending most of my life doing it. I'm not going to do that, and so I often check the comments to see if the topic is something I'd be interested in talking about before I watch the video, since titles are so poorly representative of video content.

          This is just me, but a video with no comments is not a video I'm going to watch just because it got posted.

          3 votes
          1. AugustusFerdinand
            Link Parent
            No one is asking you to consume all of the content either. Between titles of the content posted here in combination with tags, comments are unnecessary to get the gist of a video and if it is...

            No one is asking you to consume all of the content either. Between titles of the content posted here in combination with tags, comments are unnecessary to get the gist of a video and if it is something you would find interesting.

            2 votes
        2. RustyRedRobot
          Link Parent
          Good counter points, and I guess I am a bit worn out with click bait and am reading too much into it. But I do think it's nice to have a bit of personality behind a link post.

          Good counter points, and I guess I am a bit worn out with click bait and am reading too much into it.

          But I do think it's nice to have a bit of personality behind a link post.

          2 votes