Jack Harries: the story of a political awakening
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One of my Teachers once said "being apolitical is a political stance". That phrase opened my eyes. Every decision, opinion, action involves some degree of politics.
It either means you are unable to take a stand for some reason, or you stand on the current status quo.
@@adapienkowska2605 And you're probably undecided on the vast majority of topics cuz politics is only one of many. And if you have an opinion on everything that means you have very shallow, uninformed opinions cuz it takes a lot of time to be well educated on any given important issue. And "taking a stand" isn't just having a political opinion and letting everyone know about it. 99 percent of people who say this aren't even making a difference in their own cause, they're just virtue signaling.
talking about climate change without talking about capitalism is just gardening
without decolonisation*
“ecology without class struggle is just gardening” -chico mendes
@@b.6666 did he said that? lol, he and marina silva are from my state
@@vmvm949 yep :) sou brasileira também haha
Shut up girl keep crying
I'd love to see a stand-alone video about the self-made expert: what, if any, merit does it have in our current information climate which breeds misinformation, and encourages disingenuous misinterpretations for profit? To use your example of the documentary seaspiracy, the production of the emotionally compelling narrative from a self-made expert has been roundly criticized for being disengaged completely from the community created by marine biologists, marine conservation NGOs, as well as labourers working in the fisheries industry. I think the critiques of the doc really highlight an integral part of knowledge seeking that we forget; information is grounded in histories of people and power, and to become an expert in a niche requires a sustained relationship with the communities that hold knowledge not just an internet connection.
Super interesting!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on that, I'm taking notes :p
Why are they called self-made experts? How is that different to just science journalism which has been around forever? I don't think you need to be a scientist to be a science journalist. He doesn't contribute to science as a scientist but rather he gathers the science through investigative journalist techniques and shares it to a wider audience.
NEVER HAVE I CLICKED SO FAST I THOUGHT THE INTERNET FORGOT ABOUT HIM
I haven't. :p
As someone going for a PhD in physics and and has spent the past 10 years of my life seriously studying the subject day in day out I have a bit of hesitation with the concept of "self-made scientist". I do believe there is a degree of knowledge that someone, that doesn't traditionally study a subject, can gain. I actually don't even believe that institutions are necessary distinctions between someone that is an expert in a field and not, as in you can become an expert in a field by doing your own research. Yet the amount of research that is required to become an expert is usually much larger than most people that go a nontraditional route think. I believe i know what you are saying with self-made scientist but i think there should be more of a distinction between someone that devoted a year of research to climate change and wrote a well thought out documentary on it and an actual climate scientist who spent 10+ years studying the topic. Also the reason why the scientific community is generally so valuable is because of its peer review process. This has its own flaws but surely is much better than someone that has no true credentials making something that could be riddled with bias and falsehoods. In a post truth era I fear the use of valuable sources have been becoming less and less valuable and anything not coming from the horses mouth gives me significant hesitation.
@The Rude Archive but people don't actually do that. and that is not the point of their comment above
@The Rude Archive Because false science that looks like good science can damage society immensely. Case example: A preliminary finding on a UK study found that there may be a correlation between MMR vaccines and autism. Key word here is "preliminary". This means the study was not complete and (ultimately) had not gone through a peer review process. But the media picked it up and it spread like wildfire, leading to massive public outrage and decades of anti-vaccine rhetoric. When the study was finished and peer reviewed, the findings were heavily criticized and the paper was not published. But still, the "scientist" who wrote the preliminary result article has made a career for himself being the "expert" voice of the anti-vaccine movement.
TLDR: Bad science is dangerous, because media.
I agree 💯
Also, often the self-mad experts skip the basics. They go straight to quantum theory, while I do believe it is impossible to understand it without knowing classical theoretical physics first. But electrons seem more interesting than pendulum.
@@kaankanca4634 false science done by a supposed doctor nonetheless
@Denglish5 honestly, you can debate who "gets" to be a scientist to the end of time, but that's what you'll get. some people get that title, and some don't, but when you break down what is it that makes an expert an expert, there's a lot more to "i spent X amount of years in school to become XYZ" good science can be done by non experts just as bad science can be done by experts. there is definite truth to experience begetting expertise (and presumably good science), but it is not the only factor, nor i think it should be the (only) prerequisite.
re: peer review and bias, peer review doesn't presume that there is no bias in someone's work. it's easier to see that perhaps in physics, chemistry, but definitely not when it comes to science that involve people, and definitely not climate science. here is my credential if it helps bolster my argument: i have a Master in environmental chemistry
Capitalism has an amazing way of monetising opposition to capitalism
said Mark Fisher
I too get frustrated when people introduce quirky, oddball ideas that are supposed to address climate change (e.g., underground farms). One can’t technolog-ify themselves out of the climate crisis.
but we aren't going to get out of it by any other means, either. There's a real problem with "this one thing is the solution" thinking: it's not. the solution is *everything*.
@@k.lambda4948 We definitely need an “all hands on deck approach” but it’s interesting which ideas get media attention and which ones don’t. The idea mentioned in the video, I would put more into the category of novelty as opposed to substantive.
i would urge u to checkout our changing climate youtube channel for real criticization of the sources of cause of climate change.
If we are to survive we absolutely will. It’s our only chance.
Some oddball ideas can change the world for the better, I think it is possible, rather than unproductively getting annoyed with others perhaps be happy something is being done and see it as a seed that could help grow other potential ideas, thats how science can grow to help the climate.
I remember when a professor told us that neutrality kills. Whenever someone says they are apolitical I keep remembering this phrase "neutrality kills", because it does. When you don't want to take a side, or when you are not interested in politics, that menas you are okay with the hegemony, that means you are okay with the system as it is. A system that's racist, misogynistic, classist, and overall has a huge power imbalance. This imbalances tend to not be a problem when you are on the beneficial side of things, when you are privileged enough to not care about how capitalism kills and exploits...
it is true but also it is logical. we might did the same on their side.. we should keep that in mind, when attacking, judging and shaming apolitical people, that we might as well have done the same in the shoes. it helps to find the rihgt way to communicate with them and actually make them see what is going on in the world
Interesting, but also consider this: a lot of us under this system don't have the time to either care or pick a side. If i have to put food on the table somehow, at the end of the day I'm probably not going to care if the corporation i work for exploits underage children in third world countries. When I have to pay the electricity bill, when I'm hardpressed to pay for my sick child's hospital bills because my insurance won't cover it, I will not have the time to care about the exploitation of the system, because I have to play into it in order to survive. I feel like the reason why a lot of people in the world are kept just on the cusp of survival but allowed to toe the line once in a while is to keep maintaing that subservience to the system, that hey, look, i know you're working but if you kept working harder you could have this.
But the majority of minorities are apolitical as well, what do you say to them? And the "neutrality kills" phrase applies to everything in the world. You not contributing to the next scientific breakthrough in cancer research is one less person helping to find a cure for cancer. But to even have anything remotely enlightening to say on cancer research you need to spend a lot of time studying that topic. And who's to say any of the political issues in the world are any less complex? To make a difference in any given issue, you will have to give zero attention to many others and become "neutral" towards them. There are so many important things to care about in the world and politics is only one of them. The people who pressure others into not being apolitical don't seem to realize that and assume that politics is the one topic of all topics that everyone needs to have an opinion on. And worse than that, they seem to think that simply having political opinions and posting them on social media is somehow being more helpful than those who are apolitical. Simply having the same political sentiments that millions of others have doesn't help anyone.
means*
Being apolitical doesn't necessarily mean that agree with today's society. Always having to take sides is what brought society in to the state it is today. The world is not cutthroat black and white. And today's politics doesn't want to understand that. It's hard to make a decision when you have everybody trying to convince you why their side or their opinions are better than the opposition.
And to say that you have to be priveleged to be apolitical is very tone-deaf. When you live in a country where there is constant war, starvation, first world countries milking the hell out of the resources and workers; do you really think that there first worry is going to be picking a political side or surviving??
Please do a video about Elon Musk / Mark / tech billionaries. I think there are many things you can talk about them!
Yesss
Yes, we hate teslas too
Yesss please 🙇♀️
Yes
Please!
Jack was and is very inspiring to me. He picked a side, which is something so many CZcamsrs and public figures are afraid to do. Saying out right that you have a " belief" in something or someone instead of playing on the fence for views, followers or brand deals is incredibly necessary in these times. Also, You don't need a university's stamp of approval to gain knowledge, you need passion and curiosity.
I remember watching all the British CZcamsrs you said back in the 10s, you made me walk down memory lane! Thank you!
When I hear someone who says they are "apolitical", I hear " I don't want to question my bigoted 'opinions' " ...
This was a brilliant analysis, really fadcinating and I got a lot of new ideas and concepts out of it. I watched Jack when I was much younger and saw that there was a change in content but didn't think much of it. You've given me so much to think about! I'm an Anthropology student, so your analyses are a really great addition and often different angle to all the readings and discussions I have to do for uni. Anyway, thank you once again 💕
You did an amazing job and I loved watching Jack growing up! I did enjoy how his content changed and tackled bigger issues but to me it always seemed restrictive and I’m glad you pointed out the elephant in the room and the main issue behind it! Great video 🧡
Alice, thank you! Loved this video and remembering Jack! I was one of those people who watched him on his earlier years (and the British troop that you mentioned) , but grew up and forgot about them jeje
On another topic, now that you said that you hate Tesla and Elon Musk... I'm completely ignorant about the controversial or not-so-amazing side of him or Tesla. I mean, I've read things but haven't kept up with it (my country has enough horrible problems to focus on)... I would really appreciate to hear your comments about him and the company. Thank you anyway for your great content. Hope you see this! Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 :)
I had to laugh so hard at 11:00
Also: absolutely agree. I did a postgrad in Ecology and we have a huge PR issue in that field. I kept arguing with climatology PhDs and postdocs about HOW we could get people to understand how. fucking. bad. it. is.
and my dear friends: it really is. tech bros are not going to save us. we need to give up a lot now or we will lose everything very soon. Please be safe out there
It's refreshing to see this perspective out here in "the wild". It's fascinating, and honestly quite terrifying, that everyone's so focused on climate with almost no attention directed towards the overarching ecological crisis that we're in. It's emotionally exhausting to grapple with this, because you're right - it's really fucking bad.
This was so interesting! I grew up watching Jack’s videos and he actually increased my awareness on climate crisis a lot! But yeah, the balance between public image and serious action against he system can be an interesting thing to consider
so hes doing a good job communicating it
I used to love Jack and Finn. I’m also from the British crew era. Simpler times!
At some point we also have to realize that some people call themselves apolitical or neutral because they are not willing to give up the comfort in which they are living right now, no matter who sponsors their content or how “activist-y” their content is.
This is actually my introduction to Jack Harries
Same
Same
Yea same lmao
Me too🤭
same
Alice: “Jack also met his partner, Alice…”
Me: “I see a pattern, y’all!“
😂😂
Jack's gaaap five minutes of your life that you won't get back!
I too have been "following" him and Finn since their gap year (wild how that was so long ago), and I have really enjoyed following their journey and seeing how it developed into climate and political awareness communicated nicely over very aesthetically beautiful videos.
YES!
Haha deactivated comments on her other video? I think you are the fake one here
Im brazilian and I love that you gave a shout to Sonia Guajajara, shes an indigenous rights activist and its very influential in brazilian left politics. Keep up the good work Alice, we really need a more radical approach and stop with the easy individual blaming on the climate issues of this society. To systemic problems we need systemic solutions, capitalism needs a radical democratic reform and this can only be brought by critical education that challenges people to look at their reality and the forces that operate under it. Cheers from a brazilian historian.
I swear you have the most interesting subject matter for your videos out of any CZcamsr I've seen. Im so excited to see your videos every time
Omg this is that moment when you follow the niche of your niche crush.
So what does it mean to act more radically ? Except for talking about how much of a problem capitalism is I mean. Who is actually ready to give up what it would take to switch from capitalism to a more sustainable way of life ? I don't think anybody really realises the cost of actual ecology. It would take a dictatorial government that would be hated ferociously to do what's necessary for humanity to keep on living in some sort of sustainability. And I don't really see how Jack Harries is supposed to act differently without the money he gets to have a voice. I admire the beauty of your heart and intelligence but I'm a little perplexe about how to put the ideas you tackle so elegantly into actions.
Thank you for putting my thoughts into words! This is precisely how I feel.
Exactly, is fair that Jack has a limit about how political he can or want to be. He knows that he has a presence on media and has to preserve it if he wants to keep speaking about whats important; with that, he also know it will take him a lot more effort than in comparison with an activists who is more aggressive with the message it should be shared. Many say bad news spread fast but I think good news spread faster, by Jack planting a seed of awareness and a little knowledge to his many millions of followers around all his social media is better than a convocation for some protests that eventually ends on riots which sometimes also becomes a huge mess and the real message is lost and turned by the media with a title of Conspiracy Theorists are arrested blah, blah, blah.
Your videos are always so informative and eye-opening. The apolitical stances by some movements really are unsettling, since the drastic solutions we need are in the hands of political figures who are instead prioritizing capitalistic interests.
i love to see that you put sonia guajajara in there! it's so refreshing to see her activism being recognized (even if it's in a european channel very far away from brasil) while we're in the middle of an alt-right government here in brasil.
People pretending they don't care about politics is really frustrating. Literally no one 'doesn't care about politics.' Everyone wants the continuation or alteration of some aspect of human society - very strongly. Usually that claim is because they very strongly want the continuation of something and want to distance themselves from 'political' people - i.e., those who want something to change. Being on team stay-the-same is very much a political position.
I think a video on the self-made expert would be very interesting, I would love to hear your perspectives on it! For me, an influencer like Jack Harries or Ali Tabrizi from Seaspiracy have surely done a lot of research, and can convey their research in compelling ways. But they are both telling stories on huge issues, which branches into many different fields of scientific expertise, meaning that they might be considered generalists rather than experts, just like most other activists with a smaller platform, who don't claim to have all the answers but still are aware that the climate crisis is worth fighting against.
When talking about the self made expert, it could be related to the "lay expert", which allows for a more intersectional approach. There is a lot on non-scientific expertise in the world (Michel Callon you might know has been dealing a lot with this, although intersectionality is not a focus), and the real "self-made experts" could be the people like Sonia Guajajara that you mention - I don't know her well, but I assume that she has spent most her life living in and learning about the Amazon, and that she is an expert who can clearly see the changes and dangers coming, in ways that are different than how a geographer or biologist would be able to.
That was a long comment, but thank you for making this video and starting the reflections :)
Actually Seaspiracy was criticised for being biased and not being accurate so I would hesitate before I called the guy an expert… what he shows is not what actually happened 😅
I'm glad you talked about his association with Extinction Rebellion. His choice to side with a *supposedly* apolitical group over an issue that is inextricably entrenched in politics is something that's always left me feeling unsettled.
I fairly agree with you Alice. I am from India and there is a just a bias for people who want to give their but don't want to be political? I mean I don't understand how does that even work. Great video.
*opinion
@@shivleenkaur6307 so true. We can clearly see the communalism, casteism, classism, gender inequality, etc. but won't do anything till it happens to them.
I'm from India too and it is so frustrating.
i clicked IMMEDIATELY when i saw this. i also had a huge crush on him when i was 14 and going through my british youtuber phase!!
Being Apolitical is itself a political stand since your leaving decisions to others and is complete fine with them regardless of how they Have an affect. In the grand scheme of things political activism has been a privilege for a few it's only been a 100 years since democracy has been opened.
"God I hate teslas, hate elon musk"..... feel that hahaha
It's quite strange to see people who claim to be activists, or environmental movements, saying they are apolitical or want to stay away from politics. How are you supposed to be apolitical when dealing with (well, anything in general, really) the climate and the human induced changes that harm all beings including humans (especially underprivileged people)?! There's this prevalent fear of politics and being outspoken about the system and our own political positioning in it. This fear only prevents change as we keep avoiding the main problem: capitalism...
First i was like "i don't know him" and then you showed a video of him and his brother when they were young and I was like "oh yeaaaah ! That's the CZcams crush she had". You used to harass me into liking them even if i couldn't understand a world they were saying at the time lol
Me neither don't worry, they looked cute, that was enough
This was a great video!! I use to love Jack as a teenager and it's so nice to see his progression, I'm still subscribed to him but had no idea about his more recent work.
Shame on you POC dont need your validation
I’m curious how the self made expert compares to a science communicator? Are they synonymous? Science communication is SO important these days, but it shouldn’t be tied up with CZcams or a bank. Frustrates me to see privileged pretty white influencers receiving all the credit when so many people at the grassroots level, in academia and in non profits are working their butts off to do the important work for not enough money.
I don't think they are synonymous. But someone can be a self-made expert and a science communicator. There are scientific databases out there that are completely free for anyone to use. It depends on the topic you are interested in. Medicine would be easier since PubMed is free for all. But other databases that contain articles from biology, chemistry, psychology, etc. (think Elsevier, Scopus, PscyInfo) are quite expensive for someone who does it as a hobby. So there are no self-made experts who are also science communicators that I've seen so far that did not have an academic background. Usually they are grad students or higher-level undergrads.
I agree about the pay. I'd probably make more working for McD than as a master's student.
what really bugs me about him was his recent collab with shell on their greenwashing bs
Really? I didn't know about this one... It weirdly doesn't surprise me that much :/ I was a bit annoyed when he said he would partner with Google for a podcast series about a year ago
@@AliceCappelle I can't find anything about it on the spot but climate activist instagram went crazy at the time. It was a video for/with them along the lines of patting them on the back for carbon offsets or something but don't take my word for any details. Will share when I find it again, must surely be in someone's reel or stories still
Yeah, he’s a bit thick sometimes. He references carbon offsetting as a means to justify his unnecessary and covid guideline breaking travel, without realising carbon offsets are bs. He’s such a corporate and performative environmentalist.
I was just thinking about Jack and Finn and stumbled upon your video. I miss them! I had no idea he was into the climate crisis like this. Very interesting!
Turn the comments back on your last video. You came to a public space with an opinion and can't handle having a discussion that adresses your racist and extremely prejudice takes on asian people?
I definitely remember Jack's Gap.
Do you consider yourself a self-made expert?
No shade. I’m new to your channel and just curious on how you want to be perceived on this platform, since you’re doing these very interesting critiques/discussions on social/political topics.
I’ve produced educational content for PBS in the past and while doing that people started considering me an expert a lot on AA history/culture. I kept having to remind people that all the research was led by a PHD in AA studies who consulted the show and then I, as the producer, took the information given to me and made it “digestible.”
The wider context you spoke about at the end is what brought it home for me. Such a great video as always :)
This is my first video of yours, Alice, and I'm subscribed already. You have such a clear and compelling voice!
You can’t stand criticism, right? Open the comments, don’t be a coward.
This video was great as usual! Looking forward to the Self-made expert video yaaaay!!!
Their new video was even greater. Saying a Korean celebrity reading Western books is doing so to appeal to the western audience. Lmaooo
yeah she’s an amazing racist!
oH sO yOu dOn'T uNdErStAnD nUaNcE pRaCtIcE mAkEs pErFeCt
What I do understand is this white woman thinks she can speak on pocs and that's perfectly okay. White people should stfu really.
@@myouniverse0613 not really actually. I think if you watched the video with an open mind you might get a different meaning. Then you'd be in a position to offer constructive criticism to her. It's your choice though.
I'll always be a fan of Jack Harris especially bc I grew up watching him!! He opened my eyes about climate change. He's changed quite a bit, a lot of people do when they get older. But he's doing what he loves and that's all that matters.
*Harries*
I think is fair that Jack has a limit about how political he can or want to be. He knows that he has a presence on media and has to preserve it if he wants to keep speaking about whats important; with that, he also know it will take him a lot more effort than in comparison with an activists who is more aggressive with the message it should be shared. Many say bad news spread fast but I think good news spread faster, by Jack planting a seed of awareness and a little knowledge to his many millions of followers around all his social media is better than a convocation for some protests that eventually ends on riots which sometimes also becomes a huge mess and the real message is lost and turned by the media with a title of Conspiracy Theorists are arrested blah, blah, blah.
upper middle class? his father sold his company for over 100 million pounds, it's very easy to dedicate your life to the environment and fly every weekend to his parents' mansion in Ibiza, take a roade trip in an old land rover through europe and traveling the world in business class with his father's money, besides the fact that his entire career as a filmmaker and producer is due to his father's contacts who work in this industry, in short, he's just a spoiled kid
Alice: I hate Teslas... I hate Elon Musk
Girl me too! Let's be friends and eat that rich!
It's ok, Alice. We also hate Tesla...
You need to do a video on Antivaxxers who, due to their vaccine hesitancy, are causing trouble in the global supply of vaccines.
This is so bizarre! I clicked on an ad for his channel earlier today and was in total shock, so excited to watch this video!
i was just thinking it while i was seeing him these days
from teen crush youtuber, to filmaker activist
but hes doing this cause he always said he wanted to be a film maker.. hes benefiting with that too, he even got to talk with barack obama
and sit and show the film in cop26
he just choose a purpose, like all these more "woke influencers" uses their platform to support trending causes, we saw a lot of that with influencers letting black activists take over their instagrams when blm hit the streets
he probably will stick with the cause, but its not like hes going to actually do something, he will just be a communicator, as he is
i think he will be like the next David Attenborough
This has just cropped up on my feed, I’d be interested to know how you think his platform has developed since then, particularly with Earthrise
Wow so glad you did a video on this! I have been seeing this ad all over the underground in London and it really caught my eye. Something about the whole image doesn't sit right with me. In some ways he is uplifting the voices of other people but it still gives me white saviour energy because the image of him is the biggest in the poster and he is "oh so kindly offering others a seat". I'm sure the idea is genuine but I don't know... It still feels like he's still the one who looks like the hero and therefore benefiting the most in this rather than the voices of those he is meant to be uplifting.
I keep on forgetting how ridiculously broad CZcams is platform-wise, never heard of his guy. Well, I'm not based in the US anyway, but appreciate you for introducing me to interesting people Alice!
Had no idea who Jack Harries was before starting this video, but still really enjoyed it and lots of stuff to go read more on now! Thanks for putting out these videos!
We all have our niche crushes, I suppose 😂
I loved his channel when I was in 6th grade of primary school and now I am in my third year of college. Nice to see someone remembers him!
That dude got hired by a marketing agency
I used to watch jacks channel all the time when I was younger. I was not aware he was still making content
Everything is political :)
When someone says they're apolitical, it just means that they are doing fine under status quo.
Elon Musk stands for "longtermism" and ever since I've read about this school of thought I can't stop thinking about how terribly wrong everything would go if we decided to follow it.
I would like to hear about what you think is the alternative to capitalism. It is not that I am a pro-capitalist society, but I come from an ex-communist country (it would be more accurate to say ex-socialist, but most of the world does not acknowledge the difference). There should be a way forward, but I think that we should create it beyond highly-adaptive capitalism and a 150-year-old Marx's theory. I don't have a solution, but a debate is hard to have since most people are on either side of these old ideas/systems.
Which country is that, idk of any ex-socialist, only of some ex-communist Stasi-regime countries. Democratic socialism, including universal basic income is the solution. Which could be seen as regulated capitalism with zero corruption, so any influence by big industries is made illegal and regulated out. The lobbyism/corruption of industries in politics is undermining proper democracy. Definitions: Communism gives all power to a communist regime, like a dictatorship and anti-democracy who of course abuse their complete power. Look at China - the coal industry there and the many "disappearing" regime critical journalists, political prisoners high numbers of executions, etc.. 2nd Definition: Democratic socialism: All power to the little people. I never get why so many are so horribly shallow and don't look up basic definitions and just parrot to be pretend leftie shills for communism just to virtue signal and to appear woke and progressive while they advocate for anti-democratic, anti-human rights concepts out of ignorance. These are just names, words anyways, it's about justice as a priority. Democratic Socialism is what brings the most justice. So I totally agree, it makes no sense to cling to old sayings of Marx due to some daddy issues, instead of simply analytical, factial looking what exactly brings the most justice, in the fastest way and in the long-run, now and here worldwide. No problem with old, lengthy written books, but it's not necessary to use it as a bible, except for people who have no sense for justice due to lacking basic human traits like empathy and analytical thinking. But those people will never achieve anything but being destructive and time wasters anyways, no matter what they read.
omg the sonia guajajara shoutout !! brasilians wrise up
interesting. you may also want to check the works of Peter Joseph, the founder of the zeitgeist movement and Jacque Fresco, founder of the venus project.
I think there is a big danger in self made experts for us - the viewrs, content consumers etc. As you said yourself - LUCKILY these guys (Ali and Jack) are using verified sources, basing their knowledge on the peer-reviewed material. But frankly, unless they state exact bibliography of what their knowledge is based on, and as long as we ourselves have some expertise in that topic - there is no guarantee we can trust them. Even with their best intentions, maneuvering around lies and half truths in the internet is much harder to not have msconceptions or misunderstandings on the matter than when being some "real life experts", scientists who spent years in highly controlled, peer reviewed community.
I feel like you can be an expert, even self made on some topic, but you cannot be an expert from everything - even given the underground farms example (tho i myself am no expert, but as a visualisation) - you hear about this being made on small scale and promote it as a solution, but can you stand behind it without knowledge about required planting conditions, what kind of plants could grow there, how to count space and energy use, how to count the actual impact of it, is it a socially beneficial solution, possible fertilizers or other chemicals needed to use, etc etc etc.....
What i mean to say - with such complex ideas you can only repeat what you read or heard, but you can never be an expert of all the sides of such a plan. And i feel like many self-made experts rely only on the books/articles they KNEW and CHOSE to read and themselves - and you need a community of different experts to interact to be able to properly judge and propose truly beneficial soultions.
It's very obvious that underground farms are bollocks and no solutions. People who don't get that right away don't have enough brain capacity to get basic facts, no matter how much they read to cherry pick for the limited concepts their low brain capacity can grasp. Sadly these are the most extroverted big mouths who talk, talk, talk but all they really achieve is ruin their brains with being potheads in their youth and rott it more with beer once grown up which never stops their Dunning-Kruger effect induced grandiosity.
@@user-xj4yv3qo3v not really the point of my comment but thanks for the input 😬😅 i do not have enough knowledge to say if they are even good as a side thing, like a type of community garden or is it just a let's say "PR" thing. However promoting it as the future of city agriculture, food source or frankly anything more than a interesting anecdote seems very misguided.
The hate for tesla and everything that Elon represents 🥰
Nice and brave! Let’s change this world together👍🏻
Ahhh this is one of the best ones yet!!!
So happy you like it 🥰
Really well-made video.
I have a question. I would really appreciate your answer to understand your point deeper.
Where would you start, if you had in mind, helping another human who would like to participate in this collective "change" for a "better" world?
Thank you very much.
Why shouldn't we read Bill Gates' book? And what's wrong with Tesla?
It's bc they are capitalist. This channel is left wing and they only believe that we can only fight climate change through anitcapitalist structures and through indiginous and grass roots collectivist action
amazing content as always Alice ! :)
This was really interesting! I started following Jack 1-2 year ago ago had no idea he wasn't always and environmental educator/influencer. How funny!
Do you have any article/ book recommendations on that story of slavery>coal>fossil fuels>renewables role in capitalism. The resource shift in capitalism is one I know (I do environmental resource policy for a job haha) but I haven't read that much renewable role in this!
Do you think electric cars in general are an issue or specifically Tesla? I agree, Elon has way too expensive PR team and so many bros who swallow it up without staying critical and questioning anything.
Just discovered your channel. Love this kind of content! Subscribed.
the self made scientist is such a good point.
Yes!!!! Re-politicize the de-politicized!!!!
I agree about making a pro/con video on "self-made" "scientists". If the only way for most people to learn about these topics is second hand it will be easy for them to be lead astray if all of the info they get is second hand. Pretty faces with charismatic personalities can be more "addictive" than reading and listening to first hand sources. I've seen this with the pandemic where people panic because their favorite presented has said something that scares them whereas the consensus of true experts are not panicking [or whatever the proper response is from that consensus-- some think you should be scared to a certain extent about certain issues, so it is not all about feeling at peace or being cool about it].
I would absolutely love it if you could make the video on self made scientist, thank you so much for your work!
Very well said. Thank you for the recommendations
A great contrast would be the CZcamsd Shelbizleee as she has a degree in the field of environmental conservation and she often has very well researched videos about sustainability. She also isn’t afraid to change her mind or views based on better information she learns. She’s a great content creator that has a lot to give to the sustainability conversation and also has the experience to back it up
what happened to Finn tho lol 👀
Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!
I'd be interested to know more about your dislike for Elon Musk and Tesla!
I was just wondering if you’ve heard about the Justice for Julie campaign happening in France right now? It would be really interesting to hear a French woman’s perspective on the case and how France has such a low age of consent
why you look like Dakota Johnson i wanna know more over i love your videos keep making like topics love from india and you wonderful i got u after camila cabello
and iam loving your videos 🥰🥰🥰🥰
It's the other way around, Dakota is trying to look like me :p
@@AliceCappelle Dakota is prettier. your white savior complex is 🤢
Was also obsessed in the early days with that British YT crew toooooo
I should try a threshold candle they have nice scents and they make a soft crackling sound.
Lots of the objectives that people have, are counterproductive to one another. People want to be more ecologically friendly and at the same time, bring more people into their country which will mean removing green areas for housing...
Obama has just tweeted about Jack... Perfect timing!! 🙂
omg is this really happening? i was just reminiscing on the harris brothers and how they were so big in the 2010s.
OMG I loved them as a young teen. this was so interesting to watch
Hi Alice, I'd appreciate your anaylsis on Alain de Botton's views on economics - particulary on our higher human needs based on Maslow's. PS, I subscribed to skillshare with your code 😉