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Apology for Kurzgesagt criticism video

4 comments

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    alyaza
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    to be honest, i still have no clue what kicked all of this off beyond a miscommunication that got way overblown, but it's nice to see that for once, a participant in it is actually taking the step...

    to be honest, i still have no clue what kicked all of this off beyond a miscommunication that got way overblown, but it's nice to see that for once, a participant in it is actually taking the step of solving the problem here instead of just awkwardly letting it fester forever and letting people hash it out until the end of time needlessly. i feel like a lot of people who get involved in weird, petty beefs like this on the internet never actually bother to resolve them and it just becomes a perpetual pissing contest between fans of whoever's involved.

    6 votes
    1. somewaffles
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      Unfortunately those perpetual pissing contests between fans are what drives new subscriptions and views. So most channels will actively not resolve and even escalate disputes in order to pull in...

      Unfortunately those perpetual pissing contests between fans are what drives new subscriptions and views. So most channels will actively not resolve and even escalate disputes in order to pull in traffic, it's actually a really gross practice that extends outside YT. That is what makes this even more respectable, is that he was able to put potential profit aside to do something right, which is completely unheard most of the time.

      2 votes
  2. [2]
    pocketry
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    A few weeks ago this video was pretty popular (https://tild.es/Bae) . The person who made the video just released a heartfelt apology and asked people to share this apology video whereever the...

    A few weeks ago this video was pretty popular (https://tild.es/Bae) . The person who made the video just released a heartfelt apology and asked people to share this apology video whereever the original video was shared.

    I had never heard of this coffee break channel before the criticism video but will give it a chance. He seems sincere and wants to do the right thing.

    5 votes
    1. cfabbro
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      I had never heard of Coffee Break before his Kurzgesagt video either and can't say I was impressed by it... but this apology takes balls, so kudos to him, and thanks for sharing it. p.s. For those...

      I had never heard of Coffee Break before his Kurzgesagt video either and can't say I was impressed by it... but this apology takes balls, so kudos to him, and thanks for sharing it.

      p.s. For those curious, he also removed the old video... which is both good and bad, in a way. I wish YouTube allowed people to leave a message behind to explain why they removed a video, so in this case he could point it to the apology/retraction.

      6 votes