- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
Please watch til the end. I guarantee you will not regret it.
(Edit: I know you have heard that line 1000 times, but this, I mean it. I have been thinking the whole day about this video. I deeply respect this youtuber, and well… Just watch it.)
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Alec’s call to action was refreshing amid so many other outlets smoothing over current events.
The first section though… I’m all in on renewable energy and have been for 15 years. What blew me away was how much I internalized the “challenges” to solar. Propaganda is a hell of a drug. Even as aware and informed as I like to think I am, I still managed to drink the wrong Kool-Aid. The numbers in favor of solar were surprising, even for this true believer.
Was about to watch it, then read “Please watch til the end. I guarantee you will not regret it.”
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been promised that, and regretted it, I’d be a rich man.
I can confirm that Alec does not disappoint in this video, although I find “please watch until the end” universally annoying.
I really meant it
I know you mean it and aren’t coming at this from the usual angle of clickbait, but
spoiler
doesn’t saying that when Alec deliberately added a fakeout ending spoil the original intent of the art? Aren’t you tainting arguably the best moment of the video for the person who watches it? The fakeout only lasts a few seconds while Alec stares ominously into the camera, so there’s very minimal chance after an hour watching a thoughtful, argumentative video that somebody’s going to immediately click away. I’m sure he very deliberately thought through a balance between faking people out and people clicking off – one which telling people “watch until the end I swear!” throws out the window.
Especially when everyone is so cryptic about it. Instantly kills any desire for it.
It’s not a lie. The last 20 or so minutes are cathartic.
It’s arguably the best part of the video
Watched it earlier, they aren’t joking.
It’s worth the wait. He starts with solar, and ends up going nuclear after the first/fake ending.
To be fair, Technology Connections as a YouTube channel is pretty good.
So I’d guess this video is well done as well, but I haven’t watched it myself yet
It’s well done…. Especially the end. Took me 3 days to get thru it, but the last 20 or so minutes were riveting
Not a fun of drier topics but it was still great.
This time it’s different and there is a good reason
Truly exhaustive.
A lot of people promising a lot if I watch till the end. Feels like one of those pranks when all the people who wait till the end then want to trap even more people…
Nope. The rant at the end was great
Find the fake ending 30 mins before the end and watch from there. The rest you can skip without feeling guilty.
No, you shoud.
Because there is important backgroubd information.You can skip to the end but the same goes for any thriller movie.
Do you skip there as well to the solution?
