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I want to like them but I don’t find them trustworthy after watching their climate change optimism video and a takedown that explains how ridiculous it is.
Until Kurzgesagt stops making conspiracy theories, no one should support the channel.
Got any other info on that? You’ve got my attention, but also my doubt.
They received money from the Gates Foundation so now right wing nut jobs believe all their videos are mind control propaganda.
The video in question
- was on climate change optimism
- primarily suggested experimental carbon capture system that Bill Gates had invested in as potential solutions
- only mentioned the sponsor in the end screen so most people did not notice
Supposedly, several other videos were sponsored by foundations and exhibit similarly subtle biases.
Also, lots of their research comes from their partnered publication, Our World in Data, which was sponsored by philantropists and found to be biased and unreliable on many accounts.
Does it mean they are as crazy and oblivious to science as PragerU? Not even close. However, their claims and presentation should be treated with a pinch of salt even if they provide footnotes. Personally, I find the biases too slight to matter – I would not really watch their videos anyway (I don’t like the pacing, language, obsession with cleanliness and animation style).
