Dissappointed in Adam Savage from Tested - Selling Out - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 10:51:32 am
content: This is just wrong. The hyped up ad from GE that doesn't even use the correct terminology: as in "the energy in 2 million volts". I did comment as Tony theDIYer, but this is from GE, for goodness sake.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzz3d2AMrRQ&lc=z12iytpofpezez0tb23uwll4apjtt1wq004.1486426437625857as clickbait on Tested:

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 12:08:29 pm
content: He's done a few of those now.Only 26% thumbs down.Sure, a lot higher than his usual tested videos, but not channel killing.I'd like to know the size of the cheque cut.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 12:17:13 pm
content: I've got a few hundred of those disposable camera flash boards. Collected the cameras from film processing shops and used the batteries. Didn't have to buy a AA battery for a couple of years. But I couldn't throw the boards away....

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 12:26:45 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 07, 2017, 12:08:29 pmYea, what is the price of integrity?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 01:09:08 pm
content: Quote from: tpowell1830 on February 07, 2017, 12:26:45 pmI'll do it for a cool millionBest I've ever been offered is $5k for a sponsored video.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 01:13:28 pm
content: I'm not sure what GE have to really gain by this public brand name awareness campaign they have been running for a long time now.Most of their stuff is outside of the consumer Joe Average world.They are essentially trying to buy views of their Youtube videos here, in which it doesn't seem that successful.But hey, big companies gotta spend.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 01:30:03 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 07, 2017, 01:13:28 pmI think they want the average public know they exist in a positive way so they can't be introduced as some kind of big evil company working behind the scenes.

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 01:31:51 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 07, 2017, 01:13:28 pmThis kind of looks like a recruiting type video. Getting the young ones interested.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 01:46:45 pm
content: Quote from: nctnico on February 07, 2017, 01:30:03 pmMaybe, which probably means theyarea big evil company working behind the scenes

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 01:49:29 pm
content: Quote from: tpowell1830 on February 07, 2017, 01:31:51 pmIt sure wouldn't hurt in that regard.But no links to careers in their videos, just every social media link possible.Careers is on their invent.ge page thoughQuote

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 01:52:12 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 07, 2017, 01:49:29 pmOf course, that is how recruiting is done nowadays... social media.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 03:54:17 pm
content: You wanna know GE? They screwed up my city that's what they did. I live in Schenectady, the former capital of GE, and when they left, Schenectady died. We are only now sort of recovering from all this.

author: bji900
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 06:50:00 pm
content: I like that channel but it is definitely used for money generation instead of learning and entertainment. But why not make a few bucks at the same time.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 09:01:42 pm
content: On a more positive note -- some of the biggest and toppest-quality channels I know of, that have retained their small-channel integrity (so far?), include:EEVBlog*Cody's Lab*SciShow*PBS Space Time*Computerphile, Numberphile, well... all of Brady's channels in shortTom ScottWilliam Osman**Applied Science*Mathologer*3Blue1Brown*VihartCGP Grey**Supported primarily by Patreon, AFAIK. (Probably many of the others are, too, and I've simply forgotten...)(**OK, so he's still a small channel... he's trending, though!)Veritasium and Vsauce are still very nice, but beginning to sell out -- their hosts are committing more time to larger productions. (Vsauce has mostly moved to YouTube Red now, with a regular not-TV show.)Curiously, Tom Scott, and Dave from EEVBlog, are two of the biggest on my list that remain only YouTube-ad supported. (Not for lack of desire, just for lack of sufficient offers.)On topic: Michael from Vsauce, and Adam Savage, are doing a lot of stuff together nowadays. Bigger budgets, more advertising, more commercial, but still exciting.Tim

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 09:09:54 pm
content: $3k a month from Patreon to EEVBlog.

author: rollatorwieltje
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 09:23:07 pm
content: Ah, GE... They ran an ad campaign for clean coal (... whatever that means). They used a song called "16 tonnes" in the video. The lyrics?Quote

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 09:29:17 pm
content: Everybody has a price, most of us have bills to pay. I like to think I wouldn't sell out to some "evil" corporation, but in a sense I do that every day I show up to my job.I don't see myself ever becoming famous enough for this to be an issue anyway though.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 10:46:30 pm
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on February 07, 2017, 09:01:42 pmYoutube ad revenue is only part of my income. I have ads on the website, the forum, Patreon, Amazon affiliate, and product sales.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 07, 2017, 10:48:50 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on February 07, 2017, 09:29:17 pmBingo.The Amazing Atheist articulates that here:https://youtu.be/yiSTLFNgUvE?t=6m9s

author: anfang
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2017, 02:28:50 am
content: Ah, playing that tired old "sell out!" card hey?

author: John B
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2017, 03:07:29 am
content: The question for me is: what was he selling out in the first place?For example, if you had an environmentalist, who suddenly began promoting some particularly polluting industry after taking money from that industry, it would be a clear violation of ones own principles.In this video however I'm not sure what Adam has sold out on. He always struck me as an "educational celebrity" - one of these people who is good at popularising science and technology, however not massively proficient in a scientific or technological area, and thus will inevitably say something that raises the eyebrows of people who are trained in the field.I think he's just doing what he does.If you find him entertaining, then cool, but I would look elsewhere for actual educational content if that's what you're after.