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Re: YouTube, the jewel of the internet

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Post by AlecSchueler »

nonethewiser wrote: post #375
echelon wrote: post #360

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> But those channels you listed are not educational, theyre "educational" e.g. you may learn some factoids about physics are learn about some cool experience but in no way will they impart to you a deep understanding of any subject. And that's exactly what kids need. They can wait to hone rigor and scientific intuition. As long as the interest takes root, they'll find their way. Veritasium is cut in the same cloth as…

Well that’s fine, but it falls short of the original claim that YT can replace a college education. > They can literally leave school and already be professionally competent. I think we’ll see them leapfrogging millennials on the career ladder because they had a youth where they could spend their entire time learning literally everything there is to know about their passion for free. I think he’s right in theory, but…

They said children could leave school with a college level foundation, not that they'd be college level at the age of seven.

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Post by AlecSchueler »

mcmcmc wrote: post #199
javajosh wrote: post #181

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peaked my interest That's "piqued my interest". It's a homophone. Also used in "fit of pique" and, very rarely "piquant". It's a word on its way out, but I like it.

It's a homophone, not a homonym. If you're going to correct someone's grammar, you should probably proofread your correction.

Muphry's Law

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Post by bundze »

ur-whale wrote: post #103
irrational wrote: post #17

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> they had a youth where they could spend their entire time learning literally everything there is to know about their passion for free I have children between the ages of 9 and 26. You know what they are passionate about? Minecraft, Mr Beast, Travel vlogs, mommy vlogs, “reality” videos, etc. I’ve tried to introduce them to science, space, programming, history, math, finance, nature, etc. content and they don’t want…

> They are passionate about cheap mindless entertainment. Everyone hopes that their kids will be exceptional. You just have normal kids, get over it.

I recently watched Steven Spielberg's recent autobiographical movie "The Fablemans". He portrayed there his own childhood and teenage years.

What I found most interesting is the fact that Spielberg's father was apparently a skilled computer engineer who worked for the IBM. There was a scene in the movie where Spielberg's father tries to show his kids the beauty of engineering while building some simple structure from wooden sticks but they all are disinterested and shortly run away. There is a scene where Spielberg's father tells teenage Spielberg that it would be better if he ditched this filmmaking hobby and started doing something more meaningful with his life.

Steven Spielberg did turn out to be exceptional but in a completely different way from his father.

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Post by zelphirkalt »

ramraj07 wrote: post #245
stormfather wrote: post #155

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Can you attribute your kids' behavior to any actions you took or policies you had? Please don't be shy about it, I would love to inculcate that into my kids as well.

Not OP, but no matter what they say take it with a grain of salt. Rising kids is like throwing dice. No matter what you do (or don’t) within normal ranges of behavior, it’s pretty much a crapshoot to predict what comes out of them. The only correlation I’ve seen is they tend to emulate the parents’ intelligence levels and if you’re passionate about what you do, they might be too.

I think you are probably right and that there are many things in the environment, that also have influence. However, I would say that there are some tricks one can try:

Reading stories to children for example. If the story is interesting, the child will want to know how the story goes on. As soon as they can read, they will be tempted to grab that book and find out.

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Post by penjelly »

JKCalhoun wrote: post #182
crazygringo wrote: post #108

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Yup, I'm the same. I've totally given up on navigating anything except my home page, I'm actually astonished at how good it is. The newest videos from my favorite channels are always listed first, and then it's a smattering of older popular ones from the topics and channels I watch the most, and a handful of things "adjacent" to those that are sometimes not for me but sometimes become my new favorite rabbit hole, so…

I am hooked as well. (But, please, stop with the YouTube Shorts, I'm just not that into you.)

hey ive got a short guide for removing shorts and other addictive stuff. Check it out https://www.mattpengelly.com/posts/taming-youtube-2023

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Post by penjelly »

theredlancer wrote: post #279
JKCalhoun wrote: post #182

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I am hooked as well. (But, please, stop with the YouTube Shorts, I'm just not that into you.)

I would love an option in the settings to disable youtube shorts. I don't want them.

its easy if you use the right extension, i demonstrate it here https://www.mattpengelly.com/posts/taming-youtube-2023

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Post by bippingchip »

pkulak wrote: post #189
crazygringo wrote: post #108

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Yup, I'm the same. I've totally given up on navigating anything except my home page, I'm actually astonished at how good it is. The newest videos from my favorite channels are always listed first, and then it's a smattering of older popular ones from the topics and channels I watch the most, and a handful of things "adjacent" to those that are sometimes not for me but sometimes become my new favorite rabbit hole, so…

I always laugh when I see a chess tournament recap video with the most clickbait title and thumbnail ever. Like, did they add explosions? And then it’s just a normal video, and very enjoyable. So, no harm, no foul.

Also a gothamchess viewer I see :) Levy's indeed always making a sport of it to have the most clickbaity titles and thumbnails, but the chess content is really really top notch. (especially for low ELO players like myself)

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Post by pmx »

nonethewiser wrote: post #373
amscanne wrote: post #264

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I don't think any of those channels are trying to replace an actual science education in any given subject. But they are certainly imparting a lot more than physics "factoids", and some are probably closer to intro lectures on specific topics intended for a general audience (done by a talented and engaging educator). It's not directly equipping the audience with professional skills for a scientific career, but it is…

But the original comment said Youtube can replace school. > They can literally leave school and already be professionally competent. I think we’ll see them leapfrogging millennials on the career ladder because they had a youth where they could spend their entire time learning literally everything there is to know about their passion for free.

I think you misunderstood the comment. It could be better written as "By the time they leave school they can already be..."
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