I also had this uneasy feeling watching the video. It certainly felt a bit like a cog in the military industrial machine. While the actual content of the video wasn't exactly bad in my opinion, I don't know how I feel about pitching anti-terror or war machines to children through the lens of, "Engineering is cool!" That said, there are many more examples of that pitch out in the world in other forms. I do think Mark could be more careful especially when he is directly promoting a company in the defense industry.
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Almost as if it's a grifter account that exists to illicit reactionary responses, both for and against. I would hardly even call this a "take" since it isn't even an outright opinion. Let me be clear though, I do not like this account either.
I am also not a fan of the doomerism. Feels harder to avoid here unfortunately
You divided backwards. It should be land divided by population. 5.34m / 8b = 0.0006675 miles^2 per person.
Hey don't spoil the surprise!
2021 had GME meme stonks and was the start of NFTs. Also COVID vax started coming out.
Who could have ever guessed audiences would start getting disinterested in these movies? 😱
I have seen some truly terrible takes elsewhere online from New Yorkers who think this is another poor people tax. This is the opposite of a poor people tax. I don't know where that idea is coming from, but it sounds like a Fox News and New York Post talking point.
I also have a vested interest in furthering the socialist policies in the US. I would very much like to stay here since my life, my family, my friends, etc are all here. I just want this country to improve in ways I only see possible through socialism and moving from an individualist culture to a collectivist one.
My comment pertains to the USA, but regardless of where you live, there is a very strong likelihood that your local commercial stations are owned by a company like iHeartRadio and much, if not all, of the content is syndicated.
The only exception might be a local nonprofit radio station. You probably have at best one local station in this case, unless you live in a major city broadcast region. Keep in mind I mean one local station that plays music. A local NPR station is probably separate from this. Even most of NPR is syndicated, however.
If you're lucky, a local college might still have a radio station broadcasting over FM, but so many have moved online since you then don't need an [expensive and volatile] FCC license.
Terrible idea for all the reasons that everyone has already stated. People in affordable housing deserve a real home too, not a dorm.
I am well aware of this overlap and it doesn't come as a surprise. I perhaps wish more of these creators acknowledged the military industrial complex and addressed what it means for their content and for the world of engineering.