Why You Can't Trust Me

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  • čas přidán 30. 06. 2019
  • I went to a place called Coober Pedy to tell a story about water. • Sponsored by Audible: Go to audible.com/trustme or text ‘trustme’ to 500 500 to get started today.
    CORRECTIONS: www.tomscott.com/corrections/
    Thanks to everyone in Coober Pedy; I had a wonderful time there. I'm sorry this isn't the video you all hoped for!
    Sources for this video:
    Smerdon, B.; Ransley, T.; Radke, B.; Kellett, J. (2012) Water resource assessment for the Great Artesian Basin. A report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Great Artesian Basin Water Resource Assessment. Australia: CSIRO. doi.org/10.4225/08/584c45a39e1b5
    Martin, P. (2019). Opal capital Coober Pedy 'on knife-edge' as desert town faces water problem. Retrieved from www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-0...
    Coober Pedy weather: www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201...
    Great Artesian Basin boundaries: Great Artesian Basin boundary: data.gov.au/data/dataset/241d...
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, creativecommons.org/licenses/b..., (c) Commonwealth of Australia (Bioregional Assessment Programme www.bioregionalassessments.gov.au), (c) Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2013
    I'm at tomscott.com
    on Twitter at / tomscott
    on Facebook at / tomscott
    and on Instagram as tomscottgo

Komentáře • 6K

  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  Před 4 lety +33276

    Thanks to everyone in Coober Pedy; I had a wonderful time there. I'm sorry this isn't the video you hoped for!

  • @SatyaVenugopal
    @SatyaVenugopal Před 4 lety +8338

    "Why you can't trust me" says Tom Scott, in a brilliant piece of (intentional or unintentional) reverse psychology that will inevitably make us trust him more.

  • @isaacdoukaskomnenos8013
    @isaacdoukaskomnenos8013 Před 4 lety +6745

    I can just imagine Tom in his bed at 2am not being able to sleep because of this

  • @darrenflips7346
    @darrenflips7346 Před 3 lety +4067

    Tom scott: why you cant trust me
    Me who just watched a video of his called “i promise this story about the microwave is interesting” and had full faith in the title and still clicked:

    • @Headlock123456789
      @Headlock123456789 Před 2 lety +211

      To be fair that video is heckin’ interesting.

    • @Julia33066
      @Julia33066 Před 2 lety +39

      That video helped me in a history lesson

    • @zelitewarrior7783
      @zelitewarrior7783 Před rokem +4

      Bro same I just watched that!

    • @Eminence_1337
      @Eminence_1337 Před rokem +6

      dang same here I guess that CZcams algorithm is working as intended.

    • @BGDMusic
      @BGDMusic Před rokem +3

      it was interesting i will say

  • @mattropolis99
    @mattropolis99 Před 2 lety +3776

    "I'm not a journalist, I have never had training in determining the truth when it's murky"
    You have more credibility by reporting there were conflicts of opinion than 95% of journalism today that interview the side they want to portray and then assert the most outrage inducing opinion they state as fact to get clicks - for ads.

  • @housewoodrow
    @housewoodrow Před 4 lety +9317

    It's genuinely touching how stressed you were about this.

    • @scarlety9109
      @scarlety9109 Před 4 lety +23

      twobyfour 696 likes
      Nice
      😏

    • @sylvia7961
      @sylvia7961 Před 4 lety +176

      @@scarlety9109 haha sex number youre so funny and quirky hahaha 🤣🤣🤣

    • @wizardx5138
      @wizardx5138 Před 4 lety +7

      A Creative Username your sarcasm needs work. Also the number is 69, 64 is a rule of the Internet in which we switch sex.

    • @sylvia7961
      @sylvia7961 Před 4 lety +37

      @@wizardx5138 did- did you not read the comment?? "twobyfour 696 likes
      Nice" I never mentioned the number 64..? also if the point was conveyed...

    • @altuervo
      @altuervo Před 4 lety +27

      @@wizardx5138 yo wat the 64 is in his username its blue see 😂

  • @thefrozenflames1658
    @thefrozenflames1658 Před 3 lety +11629

    But Tom, I already emailed you my SSN, bank info, full name, personal information, and my passport! Now you’re telling me I can’t trust you?

  • @parker4914
    @parker4914 Před 3 lety +286

    Him admitting that I shouldn’t trust him, just makes me trust him all the more.

  • @fellfromspace
    @fellfromspace Před 2 lety +484

    Integrity, transparency, and honesty... the fact that you are so committed to educating your viewers about the potential for error in your own work and warning people about the risk of trusting you implicitly MAKES you worthy of trust. You've spelled out your policy, methods, and biases more clearly here than most major news organizations ever take the time to do. Well, done and thank you. I'll never understand why people and organizations have such a difficult time understanding that the ability to admit to and correct mistakes does not damage credibility. It inspires confidence.

  • @ajax5622
    @ajax5622 Před 4 lety +4582

    You can trust a guy who passed out on a centrifuge just to show you how an average person will react to 4 or 5 Gs.

  • @sanyr80
    @sanyr80 Před 4 lety +12927

    “If anyone on the internet says you can trust them, they’re probably selling something... which reminds me, this video is sponsored by Audible” - great segue!

    • @rajathpai9573
      @rajathpai9573 Před 4 lety +256

      Best segue to sponsorship ever, metajoking about it

    • @bruh-js7lo
      @bruh-js7lo Před 4 lety +28

      Rajath Pai plus it’s a princess bride reference

    • @wolbobus2130
      @wolbobus2130 Před 4 lety +181

      So that's how its spelled, you have saved me future embarrassment my friend

    • @koloblicin4599
      @koloblicin4599 Před 4 lety +60

      @@wolbobus2130 copy that! Linus Tech Tips uses the term constantly and while I deduced what it meant, it being a tech channel I actually thought they used "Segway" metaphorically 🙈😂😅 (EFL speaker)

    • @timothyalvis6654
      @timothyalvis6654 Před 4 lety +6

      Started reading this comment exactly when Tom started saying it. Nice

  • @SeemsLikeSomething
    @SeemsLikeSomething Před rokem +81

    I feel bad how Tom is always a big ball of stress and anxiety about his work. Maybe he works too hard? Well, if you’re reading this Tom, don’t forget to give yourself time to breathe. Cheers, appreciate everything ya do!

  • @Pixelcraftian
    @Pixelcraftian Před 2 lety +632

    Don’t know if I can trust you on that one, Tom.

  • @wizardcoolio
    @wizardcoolio Před 4 lety +56957

    haha jokes on you tom, admitting mistakes increases your credibility

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz Před 4 lety +8098

    "Dont trust me"
    Should i trust you and therefore not trust you, or should i not trust you and therefore trust you?
    This is known as the Scott's Dilema

  • @reignofpie6945
    @reignofpie6945 Před 2 lety +62

    What a brilliant show of self-accountability. Any source which admits they aren't the ultimate, all knowing source of knowledge is a good source to return to.

  • @WtchDctr
    @WtchDctr Před 2 lety +44

    The fact that you made a CZcams and a website connection about every mistake you've ever made shows how much we can trust you. It takes a lot of humility, and therefore gives a lot of respect, to be able to admit your mistakes

  • @abibnoor
    @abibnoor Před 4 lety +3613

    Imagine if politicians talked like this.

    • @thesepretzelssuckass247
      @thesepretzelssuckass247 Před 3 lety +178

      They would get nowhere, hence why it doesn’t happen

    • @biggycheese4443
      @biggycheese4443 Před 3 lety +302

      Sadly, i have wasted all your tax money on my brand new Mansion.

    • @margyb7469
      @margyb7469 Před 3 lety +11

      It will never happen.

    • @abibnoor
      @abibnoor Před 3 lety +11

      @@lowercase_ash Hahaha trippy.

    • @mrdoormat6809
      @mrdoormat6809 Před 3 lety +18

      It would risk their career and even, their live. Politic is dangerous and complicated profession.

  • @whodis715
    @whodis715 Před 4 lety +9360

    This sounds like an insane RPG quest where you find out the town conspiracy

    • @Fenriswaffle
      @Fenriswaffle Před 4 lety +335

      It smacks of Shadow of Innsmouth levels of "more than meets the eye". There are many fascinating and weird layers to peel back and it wouldn't at all be a stretch to make a story that water supply is short to support the deep underground population of fish people or somesuch.

    • @AlphaCore_
      @AlphaCore_ Před 4 lety +196

      brb, gonna make this with rpg maker

    • @alamrasyidi4097
      @alamrasyidi4097 Před 4 lety +54

      @@AlphaCore_ tell us when you're done ;)

    • @silentt8161
      @silentt8161 Před 4 lety +49

      @@Fenriswaffle ITS RANGO 2 !

    • @haikalhaz1851
      @haikalhaz1851 Před 4 lety +38

      @@AlphaCore_ REALLY hope you're not joking

  • @Someoneonyoutube
    @Someoneonyoutube Před 3 lety +73

    "why you cant trust me"
    *video preview shows grave-sized hole in the middle of the desert"

  • @flyingturret208thecannon5
    @flyingturret208thecannon5 Před 2 lety +23

    Now, here’s how being trustworthy works, as far as I’m aware. When you make a statement, and it’s wrong, by admitting it is wrong, it shows you care about being truthful to the best of your ability, making you more reliable of a source

  • @dea6208
    @dea6208 Před 3 lety +17483

    Yes Tom how can we trust you when most of us can't even guess your age

    • @TheSlodfj5
      @TheSlodfj5 Před 3 lety +207

      quite indubitably 🤔
      😜😁😂

    • @Termodramatisch
      @Termodramatisch Před 3 lety +352

      Hes 36

    • @majaaina
      @majaaina Před 3 lety +1106

      @@Termodramatisch But how do we know we can trust you???

    • @Termodramatisch
      @Termodramatisch Před 3 lety +72

      @@majaaina Use your search engine.

    • @majaaina
      @majaaina Před 3 lety +571

      @@Termodramatisch It was a joke...

  • @bermudarailway
    @bermudarailway Před 4 lety +7340

    Your honesty is admirable so you could never be a politician.

  • @joeyrobinson9118
    @joeyrobinson9118 Před 2 lety +8

    I respect you much more for 2 reasons: You are willing to admit your mistakes and attempt to make right what you may have done wrong, and 2, you made such a smooth transition into your sponsored bit that I wasn't mad about an Audible ad.

  • @isaacpeachey8609
    @isaacpeachey8609 Před 2 lety +17

    This town is more interesting than I would ever imagine.

  • @TheMajorStranger
    @TheMajorStranger Před 4 lety +16338

    imagine Tom Scott on a date
    Tom:"You should not trust me, i'm not reliable"
    Date:" How come? you're a cheater? a player?"
    Tom:" I don't always provide citation and don't look at the politics sometime"

    • @manuell3505
      @manuell3505 Před 3 lety +738

      "My DNA doesn't comply with morality"

    • @moisesramirez9654
      @moisesramirez9654 Před 3 lety +546

      "I wouldve preferred if you were a cheater..."

    • @chintamanivivek
      @chintamanivivek Před 3 lety +86

      I don't trust anyone. Perhaps trust happens only when transactions take place. Or I'd have to say, when things involve a give and take of some sort. Fair play.

    • @nevermind8063
      @nevermind8063 Před 3 lety +11

      nevermind

    • @dhuh943
      @dhuh943 Před 3 lety +63

      "I love you citation the electrical impulses from my brain the dopamins blah blah blah"

  • @elfteiroh
    @elfteiroh Před 3 lety +7310

    For me, this mainly shows how important “in person” investigation is.

    • @bloxer9563
      @bloxer9563 Před 2 lety +29

      Truly; weird how nobody commented

    • @juliusroman8616
      @juliusroman8616 Před 2 lety +184

      I read about a book about my own city written by a long term resident and I disagreed with some of the information written about it. That was around the point where I realized how important it is.

    • @elfteiroh
      @elfteiroh Před 2 lety +120

      @@juliusroman8616 your particular example also prove the importance of multiple point of view!

    • @taylorwarren2000
      @taylorwarren2000 Před 2 lety +2

      Yes!

    • @thelitmango6333
      @thelitmango6333 Před 2 lety +11

      Or people could right and you could be right as well, just depends on your perspective and who you speak to.

  • @ChromaTK
    @ChromaTK Před 8 měsíci +2

    bro really made a video, realized it was all wrong, and then managed to find a way to still make it into a releasable video
    respect

  • @ForgedEggs
    @ForgedEggs Před 2 lety +20

    "Why you can't trust me"
    I don't need 10 minutes of explaining, you're too handsome to trust.

  • @TheHorrorDevotee
    @TheHorrorDevotee Před 3 lety +4257

    "I'm sorry, babe, I didn't correctly put in my citations."
    "Why couldn't you have just cheated instead?!"

    • @jdog7668
      @jdog7668 Před 2 lety +40

      You have a double space between your you and have.

    • @jdog7668
      @jdog7668 Před 2 lety +43

      I also have made a mistake.

    • @robhiggins7823
      @robhiggins7823 Před 2 lety +23

      I also made a mistake

    • @jdog7668
      @jdog7668 Před 2 lety +18

      @@robhiggins7823 Thank you for correcting me.

    • @processedpotato9378
      @processedpotato9378 Před 2 lety +44

      I was also a mistake

  • @Sh-hg8kf
    @Sh-hg8kf Před 4 lety +10002

    Tom Scott : "I'm not the Messiah!"
    Everyone : "He's the Messiah!"

    • @DaedalusCommunity
      @DaedalusCommunity Před 4 lety +182

      He's a very naughty boy!

    • @capoz33
      @capoz33 Před 4 lety +5

      The Shadowgunner emperor of mankind be like

    • @kissmyacidrocks
      @kissmyacidrocks Před 4 lety +40

      FOLLOW THE GOURD, TOMS GOURD
      EVERYONE!!! .... let us PRAY

    • @stepexgd6628
      @stepexgd6628 Před 4 lety +13

      He's not a messiah. He's just another fallible human being.

    • @cretinousswine8234
      @cretinousswine8234 Před 4 lety +14

      A comment about a messiah that has 666 likes. Sweet!

  • @honestcitizen1983
    @honestcitizen1983 Před rokem +3

    My friend, so far, I know your honest that's what really matters. I love your stuff.

  • @yokab
    @yokab Před rokem +7

    Tom is the type of journalist that we actually need, not someone who search for blood and conflict, but someone who seeks answers and makes an effort to inform his audience when he's wrong.

  • @StarshadowMelody
    @StarshadowMelody Před 4 lety +1733

    "If anyone on the internet says you can trust them, they're, probably selling something."
    Cut to sponsor.
    That was brilliant.

    • @OustFox
      @OustFox Před 4 lety +49

      Sponsor code is "TRUST ME" 😂😂😂

    • @fumseck
      @fumseck Před 4 lety +10

      Unintended pun with the last sentence?

    • @GreenZapperZ
      @GreenZapperZ Před 4 lety +39

      No, it was Audible.

    • @nativeafroeurasian
      @nativeafroeurasian Před 3 lety +3

      @@GreenZapperZ I wanted to comment that :(

  • @jasonthesnow
    @jasonthesnow Před 4 lety +1938

    “Which reminds me this is sponsored by audible” literally iconic

  • @yeoldmatey1118
    @yeoldmatey1118 Před rokem +1

    That has got to be the best ad anyone has ever delivered

  • @Sgtspork
    @Sgtspork Před 2 lety +7

    Kudos to you sir! Many CZcamsrs would just 'go with it as is' and you can't totally fault them due to time and investment.. but being accountable to both your fanbase AND the people you are documenting.. it's a lasting strategy. Reputation means alot, word gets around. You know, besides it just being the proper thing to do.. 🙂

  • @Frank-do1bg
    @Frank-do1bg Před 4 lety +2587

    0:05 "This video is going to be a little different to normal."
    Tom, none of your videos are normal, they are all so different and interesting and that is phenomenal.

  • @PuzzL_
    @PuzzL_ Před 4 lety +13602

    All of us: Tom Scott's videos are great. Keep 'em comin!
    Tom Scott: I am so sorry I disappointed you. I will try harder.

    • @charliespinoza1966
      @charliespinoza1966 Před 4 lety +70

      +

    • @feha92
      @feha92 Před 4 lety +338

      While this made me laugh, I am getting quite sick of this meme-format... As such I am feeling very conflicted now.

    • @thatonedude
      @thatonedude Před 4 lety +55

      @@feha92 good for you. I guess.

    • @rarrawer
      @rarrawer Před 4 lety +41

      That's a significant part of why we like him.

    • @TheRealFlenuan
      @TheRealFlenuan Před 4 lety +89

      feha92 It's just a joke format, not tied to the “No one:” meme

  • @anti_nana4463
    @anti_nana4463 Před 2 lety +9

    This is the greatest piece of content I’ve ever watched. It’s like seeing the way my brain formulates things put out in front of me in a consumable form. Subbed!!

  • @criticalhorizon
    @criticalhorizon Před rokem +2

    You are probably one of the most honest person I've seen. Thank You.

  • @PlayerZeroStart
    @PlayerZeroStart Před 3 lety +5229

    Proof that Tom Scott doesn't record his videos in a single take.

    • @riseofthephoenix
      @riseofthephoenix Před 3 lety +184

      *not all

    • @sourcererseven3858
      @sourcererseven3858 Před 3 lety +393

      Unless you see him celebrating that it was done in one take at the end of the video 😁

    • @jamshush
      @jamshush Před 2 lety +66

      The Dasani video says otherwise

    • @magickaito5496
      @magickaito5496 Před 2 lety +7

      i wanna believe this is a joke cuz i laughed hard

    • @tubsy4519
      @tubsy4519 Před 2 lety +3

      @@sourcererseven3858 "wait did i go the right way there"

  • @Charlie-mr1sb
    @Charlie-mr1sb Před 4 lety +4623

    toms next video
    ‘The interesting murder I committed’

  • @virginiapicker
    @virginiapicker Před 2 lety

    Boy, how great would it be if more researchers and journalists were this conscientious and honest.

  • @bobbyyoungs9848
    @bobbyyoungs9848 Před 2 lety

    I recently discovered your channel and really love your delivery. This video just makes me like your stuff more. Love the honesty. Thanks

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 Před 4 lety +6005

    Trust me when I say you shouldn’t trust me
    Wait what?

    • @alexls1923
      @alexls1923 Před 4 lety +118

      *gives him all my personal data*
      “Wait, what?”
      Bank account is drained in 2 seconds and I’m now wanted for multiple accounts of identity theft

    • @J0k3r399
      @J0k3r399 Před 4 lety +63

      DOES NOT COMPUTE

    • @nickolazcarters
      @nickolazcarters Před 4 lety +10

      Rewind time

    • @FMRovers
      @FMRovers Před 4 lety +9

      paradox kitties !!

    • @najrenchelf2751
      @najrenchelf2751 Před 4 lety +15

      *ERROR 404*

  • @konakg8174
    @konakg8174 Před 4 lety +3546

    Tom, tom. You must always remember the golden words of journalism: "Can you clarify this/something for me?"
    If you say "Well this says you're wrong", that's confrontational. If you say "Can you clarify this, because this says something different", you sound like you're actually asking the person to correct it.

    • @RobBCactive
      @RobBCactive Před 4 lety +185

      Journalists often report opinion not facts, they're not qualified to determine fact but just report the fact that someone said X.
      Frankly anyone knowledgeable who's been close to a reported story, tends to be disappointed in how inaccurate reports are.

    • @IkeOkerekeNews
      @IkeOkerekeNews Před 4 lety +31

      @@RobBCactive
      No, that's false.

    • @IdleWorker
      @IdleWorker Před 4 lety +91

      Same thing when you work in tech support, you dont ask ”have you connected the power cable?”, you ask ”what happens when you connect the power cable?”.

    • @Ruhrpottpatriot
      @Ruhrpottpatriot Před 4 lety +22

      @@RobBCactive Persons knowledgeable are not the intended audience of a news report. Yes, news articles may have errors, that's a given considering the writers are human and more often than not the facts are not as clear cut as one might believe. However, simplifications have to happen for the intended audience to even grasp the basic concepts of thw topic.
      Sure I could let a cryptographer write about password security in a newspaper, but how many would understand it?

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb Před 4 lety +4

      @@IkeOkerekeNews no it isn't

  • @theguywhowearsamonitor6411

    I will trust you with every cell in my body.
    There will never be a situation where we can't trust you.

  • @OneBiasedOpinion
    @OneBiasedOpinion Před rokem +6

    Admitting actual mistakes when you make them is a huge step forward in increasing credibility. Something not many people are aware of these days.

  • @vke6077
    @vke6077 Před 4 lety +2419

    "I'm not a robot"
    "Why you can't trust me"
    ok tom

    • @svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038
      @svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038 Před 4 lety +54

      If Tom is the spokesperson of our soon-to-be robot overlords, I'm fairly ok with that. I mean, just look at some of the world leaders we currently have, can't be worse right? ;P

    • @brickvideos4851
      @brickvideos4851 Před 4 lety +11

      Is it a profound statement about how robots are actually *more* trustworthy than humans?

    • @davel7037
      @davel7037 Před 4 lety +6

      @@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038 you learned nothing from this video

    • @meowmyr
      @meowmyr Před 3 lety +4

      ok tomputer

    • @tiramiisu0
      @tiramiisu0 Před 3 lety +1

      mad sus

  • @nddragoon
    @nddragoon Před 4 lety +1364

    I love it when people can actually admit when they don't know something. An "I don't know" is thousands of times better than a wrong answer.

    • @franchufranchu119
      @franchufranchu119 Před 4 lety +1

      Same

    • @AaronRenner
      @AaronRenner Před 4 lety +18

      A concept my former boss never understood

    • @Swagmittens
      @Swagmittens Před 4 lety +30

      except when you're in an exam, it's better to give the question a try

    • @steveoh9025
      @steveoh9025 Před 4 lety +6

      @@1Slamalama1 what times?

    • @PBMS123
      @PBMS123 Před 4 lety +13

      @@Swagmittens Not always. In exams with penalisations for wrong answers, no answer is better.

  • @vexrich
    @vexrich Před 2 lety +6

    When you're a kid and you think that every adult knows exactly what's going on, but then you grow up and realize that nobody knows what they're doing.

  • @braddoherty5984
    @braddoherty5984 Před rokem +1

    I really respect your attention to facts and credibility of your sources of information, and willingness to admit when you may have got something wrong, or like in this case, where the facts are conflicting. Too few of us as a society are willing to do that. Keep up the great work.

  • @christianbh
    @christianbh Před 4 lety +2777

    “Trust but verify” is what I think you’re trying to say Tom

    • @nob2243
      @nob2243 Před 4 lety +34

      'And Americans think they came up with that one."

    • @macforme
      @macforme Před 4 lety +14

      @@nob2243 Ronald Regan while negotiating with Gorbachev

    • @donrobertson4940
      @donrobertson4940 Před 3 lety +25

      Trust in god but always tie up your camel.

    • @zachfila
      @zachfila Před 3 lety +2

      noob2243 it was the Russians

    • @zevac
      @zevac Před 3 lety +5

      @@nob2243 is that a foreigner I smell?

  • @SergeiFragov
    @SergeiFragov Před 4 lety +1952

    Tom, I never regarded these videos as 'the absolute truth'. No one in their right mind really expects them to be. What we all trust is that you are going to do your best to present things as true and factual as you have found them.
    Thank you for the hard work and the interesting stories and places you share with us.

    • @pi_
      @pi_ Před 4 lety +4

      I can't agree more

    • @bruceboa6384
      @bruceboa6384 Před 4 lety

      +

    • @KingTaltia
      @KingTaltia Před 4 lety +5

      It's just how things work. Everyone can be wrong, everyone can lie. Everyone does. I've never been a huge "GASP, YOU LIED TO ME" person. After all, the world's full of balance, and you can't have a surprise party without a lie. So, point of this comment. Nothing is right, nothing is wrong, just let things sit on that gray line, even science changes periodically, even though "the science" doesn't. We're human, don't expect yourself to know the whole story.

    • @elevown
      @elevown Před 4 lety +4

      Yup 100% agree. I expect you to do your best at representing the truth as you know it Tom. I know ofcourse its possible some bits are wrong- I can always research more myself if I think there is a need to know in more detail. What I trust 100% is that you would never deliberately lie or make stuff up.
      It's the same for even well respected long running shows on bbc or somewhere- they are trusting to their experts and trying to fact check them as best they can, and not present as fact if something is up in the air etc- but they still make mistakes too. They just try to make as few as they can.

    • @christopherlee9026
      @christopherlee9026 Před 4 lety +1

      I mean we can only ever get close to the truth, we can't ever know absolute truth or at least know for certain that we know the absolute truth because we experience things through our sense perception and our senses aren't 100% accurate nor is our memories nor is how we think about things unfiltered by things like logical fallacies - in other words we can get close enough to truth but we most likely will never be able to know 100% objective truth because we're limited beings.

  • @oakenshadow6763
    @oakenshadow6763 Před rokem

    You are so awesome. To show you can do so much research and still not know everything when you get there. You are amazing. Thank you for encouraging me to keep learning!

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 Před 2 lety +1

    This is a good lesson in journalism.

  • @chepulis
    @chepulis Před 4 lety +1394

    Correction: you've made an error in the title, this video displays exactly why we can trust you.

    • @desp8161
      @desp8161 Před 4 lety +59

      Then we can't trust him

    • @mrtycho26
      @mrtycho26 Před 4 lety +31

      @@desp8161 Dammit!

    • @Devilogic
      @Devilogic Před 4 lety +19

      It's an exercise in reverse psychology ... ;)

    • @davel7037
      @davel7037 Před 4 lety

      This is to control your mind

  • @bustersbrain
    @bustersbrain Před 4 lety +2854

    How the HELL did you make quoting citations into a riveting story? You have a gift. New subscriber.

  • @robbylock1741
    @robbylock1741 Před 2 lety

    Thank you! THANK YOU! You're real honesty is very much appreciated and the point very well taken!

  • @alphalp.4454
    @alphalp.4454 Před rokem +1

    I respect you alot for genuinely caring about the validity of the information you put into your videos its not something everybody does especially on the internet

  • @KumaraDosha
    @KumaraDosha Před 3 lety +679

    "Anybody claiming you can trust them on the internet is probably trying to sell you something. You can't trust me. Now here's a thing you should buy--" Smooth moves.

  • @chiffmonkey
    @chiffmonkey Před 4 lety +1257

    BBC News: "Why you can trust us."
    Tom Scott: "Why you can't trust me."

  • @marknc9616
    @marknc9616 Před 2 lety +3

    A similar situation is when you have to prove the absence of something. That can get tricky and convoluted.

  • @DW-rs1pr
    @DW-rs1pr Před rokem

    This is my favourite tom Scott video. Its so interestingly edited and done

  • @tomlee_bomlee
    @tomlee_bomlee Před 3 lety +1231

    the title sounds like he’s... breaking up with us

  • @BrushEm
    @BrushEm Před 4 lety +6418

    Tom: "Don't trust me"
    Everyone: *Trusts him even more*
    Tom: "Am i a joke to you?"

    • @RainaRamsay
      @RainaRamsay Před 4 lety +5

      XD

    • @joshl90
      @joshl90 Před 4 lety +4

      Kye excellent

    • @demonsXneverXdie
      @demonsXneverXdie Před 4 lety +2

      XD

    • @hughjanus3186
      @hughjanus3186 Před 4 lety +3

      eks de

    • @boobah5643
      @boobah5643 Před 4 lety +37

      It's a well known bit of confidence lore that one of the best ways to get people to trust you more is to explain why they shouldn't trust you.

  • @AndorRadnai
    @AndorRadnai Před rokem

    Anyone admitting a mistake is ultimately rendered more trustworthy.
    Also I always expect a margin of error in research and information handed to any source. Such a vast flow of information is rarely without errors, if only little ones.

  • @funtimenetwork
    @funtimenetwork Před 2 lety

    Wow integrity and honesty. Thank you for doing the right thing and reminding us to be responsible intellectuals.

  • @achillendimond2124
    @achillendimond2124 Před 4 lety +574

    It’s like that Neil Degrasse Tyson quote from his Masterclass Ad that I keep seeing pop up everywhere: “the problem is knowing enough about a subject to think you are right, but not knowing enough about a subject to know you are wrong”

  • @Hood_Lemon
    @Hood_Lemon Před 4 lety +2558

    Welcome to Australia.
    We have No Idea where anything comes from, also our government is a mess.

  • @TheOriginalCoolDad
    @TheOriginalCoolDad Před rokem

    I have enjoyed your videos for some time now, but as I just found this one, your blunt honesty gained my subscription. I wish more people were as forthright about their research.

  • @johnfrancis2300
    @johnfrancis2300 Před 2 lety +6

    Nice work, I wish more people, even with research would say, "I don't know" instead of thinking they understand complex and changing situations that actually have unpredictable outcomes

    • @goatythecringeyone7686
      @goatythecringeyone7686 Před 2 lety +1

      A lot of English students are expected to write as if what they are saying is factual. It is wrong to write in an essay or SA that 'I believe this is the case' or 'This seems to be the case'. It is required that students write that 'This is the case'. Whilst, it works well for writing persuasively and showing confidence of one's efforts, it doesn't translate well into actual journalism, as it has caused people to state interpretive views as fact.

    • @slushpuppie19
      @slushpuppie19 Před 2 lety +3

      It's hard though, we like to think we understand things. Knowing that we know nothing is a bit depressing ha

  • @thryduulf
    @thryduulf Před 4 lety +1131

    This reminds me of the best graffiti I've ever seen, I think it was in Shoreditch.
    In big bold letters someone had written "Question everything". Below it, in clearly different handwriting, was a response - "Why?"
    I wish now I'd taken a photo of it, but you'll just have to, err, trust me.

    • @chielwouterscw
      @chielwouterscw Před 4 lety +116

      Chris McKenna I've seen a picture of that exact graffiti somewhere on the internet. If it's worth anything, I can "confirm" the story is real.

    • @bittern4464
      @bittern4464 Před 4 lety +83

      @@chielwouterscw but why should we trust you? ;)

    • @elete0447
      @elete0447 Před 4 lety +7

      Omg that's amazing.

    • @MrFilipang
      @MrFilipang Před 4 lety +9

      Trust me when i say i don't trust any of you... or do i?

    • @GussDeBlod
      @GussDeBlod Před 4 lety +11

      Can I even trust myself ?

  • @ryans6900
    @ryans6900 Před 4 lety +446

    Not gonna lie, I'm Australian, have actually stayed in one of the underground hotels showed in the video, still have opals I found there when I was a kid, and until watching this video, fully believed the town was called Cooper Pedy, not Coober

    • @blacknoir3565
      @blacknoir3565 Před 3 lety +57

      Same, I’m Australian and I’ve stayed at one of the hotels in the video. I broke the white pole in the background at 0:43

    • @jacobrawlinson12
      @jacobrawlinson12 Před 3 lety +5

      I'm here rn and well it's not as it was advertised

    • @soccerboy1447
      @soccerboy1447 Před 3 lety

      I only found out it was coober a few years ago. And im Australian...

    • @noway8222
      @noway8222 Před 3 lety +15

      Tom is just learning Australians don't give straight answers because most of the time we don't even know ourselves

    • @1SweetPete
      @1SweetPete Před 3 lety +1

      Wait what, it's not Cooper Pedy? Now that's a red flag for trust at face value if I ever heard one. Can't even trust reality now

  • @Seventh_Elf
    @Seventh_Elf Před 2 lety +1

    I thought it was gonna claim all of his single-take videos were multiple takes that were expertly put together

  • @hansy3
    @hansy3 Před 9 měsíci

    Love you Tom. Your work is so interesting.

  • @zakuraayame5091
    @zakuraayame5091 Před 4 lety +593

    "No one should trust a single source" ... now there is a statement you can trust!

    • @renakunisaki
      @renakunisaki Před 4 lety +80

      Nobody should trust a single source.
      There, now that statement is coming from multiple sources.

    • @grand-dadmiral
      @grand-dadmiral Před 4 lety +19

      I'll say so too, just to make it all the more credible.
      No-one should trust a single source. There ya go.

    • @georginho36
      @georginho36 Před 4 lety +16

      No one should trust a single source. We stand as one.

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 Před 4 lety +21

      People should trust a single source.
      Now we are in conflict.

    • @grand-dadmiral
      @grand-dadmiral Před 4 lety +15

      @@theapexsurvivor9538 Wait a minute! How did this happen? We're smarter than this!

  • @ixamraxi
    @ixamraxi Před 4 lety +1333

    One should always uphold a healthy level of skepticism, even with respect to sources they otherwise trust. I'd say that you're trust _worthy,_ as being honest and truthful doesn't always mean being accurate, or even correct.

  • @neobob6704
    @neobob6704 Před 2 lety

    i love this vidéo it remind me we should trust anyone on internet but it also remind me how smart and clairvoyant and honette u are and it will make me trust you even more

  • @jnburch
    @jnburch Před rokem

    It’s crazy how refreshing honesty and the acceptance of mistakes can be.

  • @GwresYnKernow
    @GwresYnKernow Před 4 lety +522

    No, Tom, this is why we CAN trust you. Because when you make a mistake, you post a video like this instead of just uploading the original video and hoping we don't notice.

  • @jotunn8021
    @jotunn8021 Před 3 lety +3307

    Tom: This summer they broke their record 118 degrees
    Also Tom wearing a jacket

    • @dawidkrzyczkowski4289
      @dawidkrzyczkowski4289 Před 3 lety +329

      The video is called "why you can't trust me"

    • @thelem0njnr_393
      @thelem0njnr_393 Před 3 lety +111

      It’s the morning and it get gets to just above 0°C

    • @capivara6094
      @capivara6094 Před 2 lety +28

      if the temperature is above 36Cº. wearing a lot of clothes would actually help

    • @pigeonwithagun7986
      @pigeonwithagun7986 Před 2 lety +96

      Jackets dont just keep you warm, they protect you from the heat too. Why do you think people who live in the desert wear lots of layers

    • @gave722
      @gave722 Před 2 lety +95

      this video was uploaded in july which means that is was winter in australia at the time of filming

  • @abigaillubbee979
    @abigaillubbee979 Před 2 lety

    And now we trust you even more. Well done, Tom. Sending love from South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @bigh.9355
    @bigh.9355 Před rokem +3

    Honesty. Just the concept of being as truthful as one cam be, even if they get it wrong periodically.
    I appreciate you so much for this.
    Thank you

  • @CSmyth-
    @CSmyth- Před 4 lety +519

    Nobody's perfect. Not everybody has the balls to admit that. Well done, Tom.

    • @DoesThisWork888
      @DoesThisWork888 Před 4 lety +1

      Imagine the world where people could admit their mistakes. One day, I hope.

  • @kg4tnp
    @kg4tnp Před 4 lety +270

    Nothing more honest than saying "I'm not sure"
    Terrific video.

  • @Dhguitarjunkie032492
    @Dhguitarjunkie032492 Před 2 lety +1

    This restored some faith in humanity. To be able to honorably acknowledge an error and misrepresentation… and use that as an example of how easy it is for all of us to be wrong and encourage true research… best video on CZcams.

  • @noramaddy4409
    @noramaddy4409 Před 2 lety

    I subscribed because I liked your honesty and that last honk sealed it!

  • @isaaccervantesgarcia
    @isaaccervantesgarcia Před 3 lety +415

    "You can't trust me, trust me on this one."

  • @laufeysong
    @laufeysong Před 2 lety +5

    Earlier this year, I went on a road trip around Australia with my family. We visited Coober Pedy; and I remembering buying opal earrings and necklace and the heavenly loaded fries from the petrol station. If you ever consider coming over to Australia, absolutely do it! You will not regret it.

  • @mktaters310
    @mktaters310 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a lot of respect for someone who admits to their mistakes. Someone who goes through with the expenses to write a story (flying to another continent, talking to random people, using their valuable time) and delivering it how they morally feel it should be delivered, is amazing to see in todays world. In fact Kurzgesagt JUST made a video titled, "We Lied To You" 'and we'll do it again.'" I believe it takes a person of incredible moral stature to admit to their mistakes. You're not always trying to teach everything about a subject necessarily. You're enlightening people of a topic and inspiring them to research or learn about it themselves and that is what teaching should be.

  • @CrippledMerc
    @CrippledMerc Před 3 lety +1701

    That “et al” person must be a super genius alien that never sleeps considering how many scientific papers they’re cited in...

    • @josephbrennan9712
      @josephbrennan9712 Před 3 lety +309

      Actually his name is just Al, the 'et' just means 'and'. Nice guy, very knowledgeable - I think it's short for 'Alex' but I have no citation

    • @MLB9000
      @MLB9000 Před 2 lety +51

      @@josephbrennan9712 Almost as prolific as Reg Design

    • @leiivanjuarez5994
      @leiivanjuarez5994 Před 2 lety +190

      are they friends with feat? the singer? hes always collabing with a lot of singers

    • @EnclosedPoolArea
      @EnclosedPoolArea Před 2 lety +36

      @@josephbrennan9712 Not to worry, you yourself are now a citation in a paper I'm writing about Al - "short for Alex (Brennan, 2021)"

    • @md-nv4rg
      @md-nv4rg Před 2 lety +64

      I recently heard their music alias is "various artists"

  • @darkridge
    @darkridge Před 4 lety +1015

    The twist: Coober Pedy isn't a real place and this whole video is an elaborate April fools joke posted exactly three months late.

    • @thryduulf
      @thryduulf Před 4 lety +50

      @@bruno_kunda but can we trust you?

    • @VictorianTransportSpotter
      @VictorianTransportSpotter Před 4 lety +2

      I’ve also been there

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau Před 4 lety +20

      @@VictorianTransportSpotter But can we trust you as well?

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau Před 4 lety +18

      @@EduardoEscarez I don't trust us Australians either. The truth is out there.

    • @lenschwedt9646
      @lenschwedt9646 Před 4 lety +15

      How could there be an australia?It is upside down and would have fallen of years ago? (Please dont punch me for my taste in humor) XD

  • @jayshartzer844
    @jayshartzer844 Před 2 lety +15

    "Trust nothing you see on the intranet" - Abraham Washington Adams, 1776

  • @pieceofschmidtgamer
    @pieceofschmidtgamer Před 2 lety +1

    If only the News Media was as honest about their own fallibility as Tom is.

  • @_LilRascal_
    @_LilRascal_ Před 4 lety +6413

    Me: *scrolling CZcams*
    Tom: “Why You Can’t Trust Me*
    Me: “Golly gee, I wonder what this is all about”
    Tom: *standing behind me, breathing heavy, slowly raising the revolver to the back of my head*

  • @theSam91
    @theSam91 Před 4 lety +673

    It's such a common story here in Australia and especially in the outback; wherever there is water, there is politics, disagreement and sometimes conflict.

    • @krashd
      @krashd Před 4 lety +65

      Until the road warrior comes along in his V8 Interceptor and sorts it all out...

    • @arnerademacker8548
      @arnerademacker8548 Před 4 lety +21

      @@krashd Slow down there, Mad Max

    • @IliasJoels
      @IliasJoels Před 4 lety +25

      And in the rest of the world wherever there is oil or gas, there is politics, disagreement and sometimes conflict.

    • @max7694
      @max7694 Před 4 lety +20

      Sometimes with emus

    • @arnerademacker8548
      @arnerademacker8548 Před 4 lety +21

      @@max7694 We shall all remember the Great Emu War.

  • @SchemeTintFocus
    @SchemeTintFocus Před rokem

    This is an amazing way to make a point. A solid point.

  • @dannydarkspace
    @dannydarkspace Před 2 lety

    This is one of the best lead-ins to an ad read ever