• Gloomy@mander.xyz
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    14 days ago

    I sometimes see videos of Hossenfelder on my feed and have watched a couple. Would you mind adding some context? What are “anti-science grifters”? Sry if i’m a bit out of the loop here.

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      14 days ago

      Angela Collier on YT has some good videos about these. I think those videos talks about conspiracy and science crackpots.

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        14 days ago

        Okay, i looked into those and i know the type. If i wanted to name a person that embodies this i’d go to people like Graham Hancock.

        How dies it apply to Hossenfelder?

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          13 days ago

          Adding to what the others have said: I think Hossenfelder is also an example of chasing YouTube popularity. And apparently many people are really into this anti-science, right-wing stuff. It probably also aligns somehow with her own values, but I’m pretty confident that this is beneficial to her streaming business.