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Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by logifail on Friday July 01, 2022 @02:32PM (#31950745)
> How would I know what's realistic and what's not (in areas so far outside of what I do) if I didn't rely on people with this knowledge?

If it's realism you're after, how about listening to a professional talking about their profession? Why bring Hollywood into it?

Watching a clickbaity-titled video of a professional "reacting" to a movie just seems ridiculous. It's all done for the clicks.

Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by t_mann on Friday July 01, 2022 @03:42PM (#31951694)
> If it's realism you're after, how about listening to a professional talking about their profession?

I actually do that too, why the false dichotomy?

> Why bring Hollywood into it?

Because I've already watched the movie and now I want to know what to make of it. Claiming that it's all completely unrealistic 'because Hollywood' is a far more uninformed position than listening to an expert give a balanced account. Watching a documentary and then assuming that that gives me the required knowledge to make a realistic assessment sounds completely delusional.

And why do you care so much that the title is designed to induce clicks? Every outlet from solo influencers to NYT/WSJ-style media giants creates their online content with this mindest nowadays. It's only clickbait if the content doesn't live up to what's promised in the title.

Re:YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burni... by logifail on Saturday July 02, 2022 @04:46PM (#31962221)
> Because I've already watched the movie and now I want to know what to make of it. Claiming that it's all completely unrealistic 'because Hollywood' is a far more uninformed position than listening to an expert give a balanced account.

It's a action movie. It's designed to entertain you for a couple of hours. Did it entertain you? Did you enjoy it? What did you think of it? What did you like? What didn't you like?

Spoiler: You know the plot was completely made up, right?

I honestly can't understand why one would want to seek help on YouTube to know "what to make of" an entertainment experience which is an action movie with a made-up plot.

Maybe this is an age thing :( I guess I was watching action movies before the web was born.