Why the ‘Queen of Shitty Robots’ Renounced Her Crown

Post by mcv » Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 4:07 PM UTC

SiempreViernes wrote: post #21

ramraj07 wrote: post #11

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On the contrary, it's a bit sad that she failed to see the real value she was offering - she didn't have to worry about the robot failing, but she most definitely had to worry about the VIDEO failing. An uninteresting video with a flawless robot is far less interesting than a video from Simone about a knife chopping robot that can't really chop, because it was still funny and insightful. She started the genre but it'…

> I ask her whether [the brain tumor] helped mark this turning point for her. The answer is yes, but also no. Even before the brain tumor, Giertz says, she was starting to feel like “it was harder and harder to come up with ideas. I was always concerned that it was eventually going to be like beating a dead horse, and that the joke was going to be over and I didn't have anywhere else to go.” I don't read this being a…

Post by stronglikedan » Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 4:09 PM UTC

sixothree wrote: post #28

I have a random observation about the comments sections of the types of videos she makes. In videos that feature female makers, commenters seem to address them by first name far more often than happens in the male maker videos. I am not sure why it bothers me but it feels off.

Post by lisper » Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 4:20 PM UTC

cptskippy wrote: post #30

DagAgren wrote: post #2

> For a long time, building shitty robots meant Giertz never had to face failure, even if the robots themselves failed. “One of the things that I've been trying to figure out is: Was building shitty robots in some way a method for me to minimize myself, to make myself smaller?” Giertz says. “Because that's what I notice—a lot of women being really scared to step up and be an expert.” This rings really true, and as fu…

I have a lot of mixed, mostly melancholy feelings about her self reflection there. The talk about imposter syndrome and self deprecation is something that rings true to a lot of talented people, not just women, and the power of her videos is that she demonstrates that failure is a part of success. With most media you usually see a carefully choreographed final product that appears flawless and intimdating. You don't…

Post by Miraste » Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 4:34 PM UTC

sixothree wrote: post #28

I have a random observation about the comments sections of the types of videos she makes. In videos that feature female makers, commenters seem to address them by first name far more often than happens in the male maker videos. I am not sure why it bothers me but it feels off.

Post by WillPostForFood » Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 4:50 PM UTC

stronglikedan wrote: post #33

sixothree wrote: post #28

I have a random observation about the comments sections of the types of videos she makes. In videos that feature female makers, commenters seem to address them by first name far more often than happens in the male maker videos. I am not sure why it bothers me but it feels off.

IME, that reflects (at least American) society in general, where males are referred to by their last names among friends much more often than females.