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The unofficial community for Kurzgesagt. Animation videos in youtube explaining things with optimistic nihilism since 12,013. Kurzgesagt is a team of illustrators, animators, number crunchers and one dog who aim to spark curiosity about science and the world we live in. To them nothing is boring if you tell a good story. https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt

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The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What? (media.kbin.social)

submitted 11 months ago by Damaskox@kbin.social to c/Kurzgesagt@kbin.social

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[–] sadreality@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In 2015, the channel received a 570,000 US dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,[11] who later became one of their key sponsors. Kurzgesagt have made videos calling for investment in novel technologies the foundation also supports, such as carbon capture and artificial meat, as well as arguing for an optimistic view on the future of climate change and economic inequality, a view shared by Bill Gates.[

[–] SGNL@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So to clarify, you think carbon capture, lab-grown meat, and optimism are bad things. And he should have videos going over that perspective instead?

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Merely pointing out that they are shilling what benefits their "donors"

I have no strong opion one way or another on actual topics.

Just highlighting that many of these "independent" youtube channels are same thing as main stream media... They shill what benefits the rich owners.

Which by default should attract scepticism as rich never shill for the working people.

While most younger people know to be skeptical of msm, they don't apply same to youtube channels shilling.

[–] Damaskox@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I see nothing wrong whatsoever to endorse ideas, technologies and solutions that benefit all nations.
No matter, who is sponsoring who.

If you get coin by doing a thing that eases up many lives and Earth's well-being at the same time, I'd call that a win-win scenario?

This being said - I don't know anything about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and what they're after. Only the tiny bit what Kurzgesagt told us about it.