He's reminds me a lot of early internet programmer forums, and he's VERY heavily influenced by british television culture. If you don't really like either or both of those things, he might seem a...
He's reminds me a lot of early internet programmer forums, and he's VERY heavily influenced by british television culture.
If you don't really like either or both of those things, he might seem a little off-putting. I think he can come off as a little self-righteous or "holier than thou" when it comes to some topics, but overall I think he does a really good job staying humble and trying to do the right thing.
Nope, I get on great with the background of his views and am usually interested in the topics he brings up but it's the presentation of the topics that is grating. It's like he has an attitude...
Nope, I get on great with the background of his views and am usually interested in the topics he brings up but it's the presentation of the topics that is grating.
It's like he has an attitude that his world view/intelligence is superior to others and that he is deigning to gift us with special knowledge. I am likely taking this slightly further than anyone else feels, but I get a weird vibe that his main motive isn't educating others, it's making sure you know he knew the information first?
His time on jet lag was unbearable, I couldn't watch it.
Which of his media do you get that perception from? I did not see his appearance in Jet Lag, and I only occasionally watched his Youtube videos. I mostly became a fan of Tom through his podcast...
Which of his media do you get that perception from? I did not see his appearance in Jet Lag, and I only occasionally watched his Youtube videos. I mostly became a fan of Tom through his podcast Lateral.
I do not intuit your vibe of “making sure you know he knew the information first” at all. He definitely enjoys intellectual analysis and perpetuating that worldview as objectively correct. I don’t think that’s unique to Tom; I’d argue many scientists and academics hold their worldview is “correct” and are at least a little haughty in their discussion of that knowledge (myself included).
I did not see his appearance on Jet Lag, and it’s possible that he changes in that competitive setting under time pressure. I’ve found the best Jet Lag guests are the ones that balance enjoying the travel and when to focus on the game.
I typically do not consume his media, especially over the last couple years. I think it's maybe that instead of feeling brought along with his analysis of various subjects, the information feels...
I typically do not consume his media, especially over the last couple years.
I think it's maybe that instead of feeling brought along with his analysis of various subjects, the information feels handed down in his voice and word choice?
Again, these are my reflections and I only mentioned that personally I don't mesh with his persona. I'm not looking to be convinced otherwise. Unless I meet him in person to have my mind changed, I suspect this will remain.
I enjoy his YouTube content but I get what you're saying. His stance on not allowing the to be a subreddit to talk about his content always struck me as odd, I get wanting to have control over his...
I enjoy his YouTube content but I get what you're saying. His stance on not allowing the to be a subreddit to talk about his content always struck me as odd, I get wanting to have control over his content but not letting people discuss it isn't cool imo.
I don't mind him as a person, but I do think he speaks very slowly, and yaps a lot. I was surprised people thought his videos were brief - I always found that they kind of dragged because he spoke...
I don't mind him as a person, but I do think he speaks very slowly, and yaps a lot. I was surprised people thought his videos were brief - I always found that they kind of dragged because he spoke slowly + yapped for ages before getting into the topic. He would have like an 8 minute video with maybe 30 seconds of actual content.
It's like he has an attitude that his world view/intelligence is superior to others and that he is deigning to gift us with special knowledge.
Definitely did not get those vibes. More I just find him kinda corny. Seemed down to eartht o me.
I read that in his voice. Just before my eyes passed "and", there was the slightest of pauses.
I must be the only person that finds him very grating, I can't describe it.
He's reminds me a lot of early internet programmer forums, and he's VERY heavily influenced by british television culture.
If you don't really like either or both of those things, he might seem a little off-putting. I think he can come off as a little self-righteous or "holier than thou" when it comes to some topics, but overall I think he does a really good job staying humble and trying to do the right thing.
Nope, I get on great with the background of his views and am usually interested in the topics he brings up but it's the presentation of the topics that is grating.
It's like he has an attitude that his world view/intelligence is superior to others and that he is deigning to gift us with special knowledge. I am likely taking this slightly further than anyone else feels, but I get a weird vibe that his main motive isn't educating others, it's making sure you know he knew the information first?
His time on jet lag was unbearable, I couldn't watch it.
Which of his media do you get that perception from? I did not see his appearance in Jet Lag, and I only occasionally watched his Youtube videos. I mostly became a fan of Tom through his podcast Lateral.
I do not intuit your vibe of “making sure you know he knew the information first” at all. He definitely enjoys intellectual analysis and perpetuating that worldview as objectively correct. I don’t think that’s unique to Tom; I’d argue many scientists and academics hold their worldview is “correct” and are at least a little haughty in their discussion of that knowledge (myself included).
I did not see his appearance on Jet Lag, and it’s possible that he changes in that competitive setting under time pressure. I’ve found the best Jet Lag guests are the ones that balance enjoying the travel and when to focus on the game.
I typically do not consume his media, especially over the last couple years.
I think it's maybe that instead of feeling brought along with his analysis of various subjects, the information feels handed down in his voice and word choice?
Again, these are my reflections and I only mentioned that personally I don't mesh with his persona. I'm not looking to be convinced otherwise. Unless I meet him in person to have my mind changed, I suspect this will remain.
All things considered, I don't mind if others enjoy him and his content!
I enjoy his YouTube content but I get what you're saying. His stance on not allowing the to be a subreddit to talk about his content always struck me as odd, I get wanting to have control over his content but not letting people discuss it isn't cool imo.
Some background on the subreddit thing, because I hadn't heard this before.
I don't mind him as a person, but I do think he speaks very slowly, and yaps a lot. I was surprised people thought his videos were brief - I always found that they kind of dragged because he spoke slowly + yapped for ages before getting into the topic. He would have like an 8 minute video with maybe 30 seconds of actual content.
Definitely did not get those vibes. More I just find him kinda corny. Seemed down to eartht o me.
Fair enough and all good!