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Videos that give you a new perspective. Here you'll find videos that range all the way from bite-sized snacks to a multi-hour deep dives into the strangest rabbit holes you never even knew you cared about.
Rules
1. Content of posts
All top-level posts should be a link to a video essay that isn't hosted behind a paywall. Any topic is welcome, provided it doesn't break one of the other rules. What's a video essay? See below.
2. Title format
Each post title should include the title of the video, its creator, and its duration in the format [MM:SS] or [HH:MM:SS].
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Be respectful and constructive. No harassment. No grossly offensive images. No hate including expressions of racism, misogyny, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc. (although videos where these topics are merely being analyzed are okay).
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VideoEssays @lemmy.world ElectroVagrant @lemmy.world Why Can't We Make Simple Software? - Peter van Hardenberg
Interesting talk about the recurring problem of increasing complexity in software, different approaches to handling it and acknowledging decades of research on the subject.
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VideoEssays @lemmy.world jamie_oliver @lemmy.world Tor's Cabinet Of Curiousities - Democracy Manifest: The Meme With A Criminal Rabbit Hole
Tor is insanely prolific, I really recommend picking whatever topic sounds most interesting to you as it is likely the best place to start. (Some videos are travel vlogs more or less, ignore those unless you are interested in that)
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VideoEssays @lemmy.world TropicalDingdong @lemmy.world Which Had the Superior Military: First or Second World War Germany?
Posting because of the corollaries to the US turn to fascism.
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VideoEssays @lemmy.world Maiq @lemy.lol Bear Freezes With Two Cubs The Man's Decision To Open The Door Will Amaze You! - Uploaded By: ChroniClicks - 23:39
Clickbatey video title but the story is heart warming.
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VideoEssays @lemmy.world ProdigalFrog @slrpnk.net The Skill Issue, or: How I Learned I Could Learn, and So Can You! (also capitalism is a disease)
Consider using FreeTube, an open-source program for YouTube, because your privacy is important.
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VideoEssays @lemmy.world can @sh.itjust.works Green is the New Black | Fat Charlie
Interesting perspective on the black coding of characters.
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VideoEssays @lemmy.world kid2908 @slrpnk.net Can Cake Teach Gamers to Respect Women? | Moon Channel |
Gacha games are famous for their raunchy character designs and objectification. But can you fight fire with fire? Can you teach gamers to respect women, by wrapping a positive message in lewd imagery?
Goddess of Victory: Nikke is a game that attempts to find out. We'll see just how Nikke teaches gamers to respect women, while also taking a look at the limits of Nikke as a teaching tool, in this relatively short video about the objectification of women in the gacha game space.