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Classic HN comment. Only education-focused content is of value. There is no value in entertainment, especially when it is for children and plebs. When they get off work, why don't they view the science videos instead of lowly clickbait?

There are reasons those videos exist, get off your god damn high horse komali2.

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Because I can't reply to your "correction" of my English in the relevant thread anymore, I'm telling you here:

You don't know what fop means; you just typed into google and looked at the first dictionary definition to come up. Look it up better this time, and don't (pettily) correct people unless you actually know what you're talking about imo.

We've banned this account for repeated incivility. On HN, users aren't allowed to address other users like this, even when they're moderators.

There's also a reason why we've got a president who blatantly lies and yet half the country can't be bothered to do a simple fact check.

So no, don't get off your high horse. Encourage everyone you know to spend more time educating themselves for entertainment and less time wasting away watching pointless drivel - whether it's on YouTube or broadcast tv.

You are encouraging proselytization, which is just as intrusive and annoying in non-religious contexts.

If you find people encouraging you to better yourself through scientific education "intrusive and annoying", you need to take a long hard look in the mirror. Quite frankly I'm not even sure why you'd participate on this site other than to troll.

yep, definitely intrusive and annoying - I don't need other people telling me how, in their opinion, I need to better myself. What an incredibly dumb comment.

Mostly off-topic, but I'm curious, do you believe "fake news" is both new and also a real problem?

I apologize, Soared. Perhaps you can provide me with a list or guidelines so I can comment within your approved parameters?

Hah, same could be said about your comment.

Cash (via ads) rules everything around me :)

Since a lot of folks like "stupid entertainment" on YT, would it be possible to make learning / science "stupid entertainment" too?

We may be onto something here!

Vsauce and other pop sci channels come to mind.

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