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Legal Eagle videos are a rush job that he cranks out last minute to stay relevant to the news cycle and algorithm and doesn't necessarily curate information carefully. Same exact problem as Linus.
He's a lawyer though, which gives him more credibility for legal things than not in my book. Do you know of other lawyers who covered the subject?
Yeah, he has more expertise than I do that's for sure. I'm not trying to detract from his expertise, he's clearly smart and knowledgeable and it's hard to find alternatives for a niche like this. If it works for you then it works for you. I know that he's not the only lawyer youtuber, there is a lawyer twitch streamer out there who does commentary on popular cases, I haven't been in that corner of the internet in a while.
I think sometimes I'm too critical of people like them when I should realize that it's for popular consumption and its not an academic exercise. But I personally have an issue with someone who is clearly trying to play the algorithm in a way which directly conflicts with him trying to be an authority on these issues. You cannot be a pop culture commentator, and figure, while maintaining an academic level of integrity. I've seen this problem in some scientific channels, (where i actually know my stuff) and the more popular channels tend to dilute the content and sometimes just give a wrong impression of a scientific topic.
I appreciate this comment. It crystallised my thinking on this, ad this Linus fellow.