Salvete.
Minutes ago, I watched a Vsauce video. I understand that the Vsauce officials are most likely on the opposite side of the spectrum as me, but I like to watch their videos because they are educational, more applicable than courses taught by several academic institutions.
In the video, he talked about meeting President Obama along with several other YouTubers on healthcare reform. Unfortunately, this is a trend that I see all too often, particularly with the vlog brothers. Their attempt is to gain popularity among the masses by seizing control of the modern academic elite, having moved on from the ancient academic elite (professors).
Their plan is to mooch off of the popularity of the educational channels in order to boost their popularity. After all, who wouldn't accept an invitation to join the president at an exclusive White House meeting- for anything? I see the situation in the reverse way. Whereas I disagreed with their views but respected them as educational scholars and (on occasion) masterminds, I can't help but feel that their bias might distort the content of their channels. It certainly won't mollify the conservative theory that the White House is controlling every part of the media. However, until I believe that they are blatantly discarding facts for propaganda, I will continue to watch and enjoy their work.
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