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[–] flubba86@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (5 children)

He is also a staunch Republican, and a Trump supporter. I like some of his videos, but most of them are cringe if you're actually knowledgeable about the topic he is covering. He researches a topic just enough to come across as the smartest person in the room, while dumbing down concepts and talking down to the audience like we're infants. You can tell his target audience are poorly educated and easily impressed people from rural America.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I pretty strongly disagree with that characterization, at least for the manufacturing videos I watched, that I do have experience in. I appreciate how deferential and humble he is to people in his videos even if they're showing a job that is relatively unremarkable to most people.

I also think

poorly educated and easily impressed people from rural America.

is a pretty mean spirited and stereotype-based thing to say.

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz -3 points 2 months ago

poorly educated and easily impressed people from rural America.

is a pretty mean spirited and stereotype-based thing to say.

Also his target audience is anyone poorly educated and easily impressed regardless of where they're from. 😅

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Really ? he is a Trump supporter ? I know him only from his videos, but that seems out of character for someone versed in the sciences and reasoning. Can you provide a source ? I don't want to support him with views anymore if that's true

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

This. I'd be super surprised because he's an intellectual who likes to understand the hows and whys of things. I really enjoy his content (especially his helicopter series). If he's maga then I'll definitely not watch another.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In the video where he's shooting antique guns (or something) with his son, his son always calls him "sir". Is that a regional thing? It seemed super weird to me.

[–] flubba86@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I noticed the same thing, and you could see it a bit in this (OP) video too.

I think this one is partly regional and partly traditional.

Destin probably always called his father sir, and he probably has the same expectation of his children.