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Which of his videos do you think are overly sensationalised? You need to follow the whims of the algorithm to some degree to survive, but I think most of his videos are fine, maybe with a slightly clickbaity title or thumbnail, but that's to be expected these days.
Is it clickbaity if he actually does what's in the title?
A lot of them are just goofy and not really as educational as they used to be, in my opinion.
I don't support being click baity for the algorithm. For me it's about the integrity. I won't support it, not from the algorithm nor the creator(s).
Only some creators that I've been with a long time that I know the content is good will I still stay subbed after they turn click baity.
I think you’re seeing NileBlue, which is a lot more casual than the NileRed stuff.
That may be. Still can't stand the voice, so I'm nopeing out regardless. Seems to be a sensitive topic/unpopular opinion, this. lol
It’s not a sensitive topic so much as it’s a little strange (at least to me) that anyone would avoid watching (what I think are) genuinely fascinating experiments (to me, a programmer, not a chemist or scientist) just because of the sound of someone’s voice.
It’s understandable because folks have their own issues with things that get on their nerves. I just think it’s a little unfortunate because he’s got some great videos but to each thier own. I know that as a programmer, I can’t stand the style some other programmers have in their youtube videos so the same could be said about me - too bad since I am probably missing out on some good content but if you can’t enjoy the format, you can’t enjoy the content.
Yeah I mean I fully agree, I might be missing out, but at the same time it's just entertainment in the end. I need to be enjoying it. Anything he puts out, I'm not gonna be utilizing in my daily life, so it's not like it's essential that I watch. Hasn't been so far, probably won't be in the future. So yeah, if I don't enjoy it, for whatever reason, I should stop watching. 🤷♂️ Pretty simple.
People might not agree with the voice but it's my personal gripe I guess.
If you don’t mind me asking, is it the voice (accent, range, smoothness or lack thereof, etc) itself or is it the pattern of pitch he uses when explaining things? I personally have always found that pattern fascinating and wondered why he did it. I’ll try to give an example but it’s going to be over text so let’s say ALLCAPS means higher pitched while ~subscript~ means lower pitch:
“At FIRST I though this might be a PROBLEM but in the end it actually wasn’t a ~big deal~. To BEGIN, I diluted some hydrocloric acid with some distilled WATER and placed it in a ~flask~”
etc..
I found it fascinating because it could just be how he naturally speaks. It could be that he’s trying to be clear and concise and maybe out of habit uses this pattern. Maybe he’s reading off a script and doesn’t realize he’s doing it? Maybe he knows there’s a rythmn to it that keeps the viewer interested..?
For me I find there’s a need to put on something in the background to listen to half-assed while I do other work. NileRed videos work pretty well for this (though I barely understand what’s going on in them) because of this pattern of speaking.
That said I could also see how it could get on people’s nerves.
I don't know, really. Just sounds like he's super nasal and has a cold. Lack of smoothness. Harsh sound. Like the opposite of a radio voice, you could say.