Kurzgesagt? I didn’t know this, how come?
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call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I mean, you’re petroleum industry apologists, so for a change I’m not that broken up.
Jrockwar@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They have gotten money from Bill Gates foundation. Still its a pop sci YouTube and does a good job at it. Some say its spreading misinformation or that context is missing. I don’t really see malicious intentions. Expecting more of a pop sci publication is kind of absurd; pick up a real textbook if you want more.
An example:
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
While not wrong, this is now quite a bit dated. Kurzgesagt acknowledged being called out for it and addressed it via various channels. One of them here:
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I feel like propping up the industry primarily responsible for one of the largest (if not the largest) crises in human history is an appropriate place to draw a line.
blakemiller@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This really isn’t where we need to be wasting our time. See my other comment on the matter.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They’ve continually called for switching to renewables though, and put out a bunch of videos on how damaging climate change is and will continue to be…