February 2021 Patreon Exclusive Audio Oddcast

Late to the party, but Mat your comments about manufacturers carpet bombing reviewers really resonated with me. I liken this with the absurd hype that surrounds Apple products and I dislike the model for 2 reasons. 1) Product bias. Very few first day reviews are critical of products, mainly due to fear that being a “chosen one” status being revoked and no further devices being sent. It just won’t do to not be part of the elite set who get these devices a couple of weeks earlier. 2) We all know that YT is a mega favourite with children, who are very impressionable, and who highly desire (in this example) Apple products. My biggest objection is that these channels that get the latest (and usually the highest spec and price variants) from Apple and it sets an expectation with young viewers that £5k for a new Mac or £2k for an iPad is “routine”. There are unhealthy expectations as most families (certainly now) are unable to afford buying the latest tech for their children every year. These “influencers” (a term I detest) don’t think about the damage this does to children and their already unrealistic expectations and their peer pressure. It’s all a fairytale nonsense. Needs to be addressed as does the bias bubble that the search engines and YT perpetuate.

I really appreciate these! Thanks a bunch!

Hey Mat, sorry for the burdensome question, but could you list your audio chain solution? Helping my dad with his youtube channel on parenting advice.

Always enjoy these oddcasts. Thanks for including an audio version. Also thanks for keeping us well entertained and informed during the pandemic. Whether you realize it or not, your efforts are helping keep spirits up. All the best to you.

I work in video and I use Microsoft Stream to generate captions. It's really accurate, puts in punctuation (and capitalises I's and sentences etc) and has a decent interface for correcting errors

Oh jeez, that first spam email about pinterest. Reminds me of all the SEO/promotion spam I'd get on free wordpress sites the moment I published anything. Bots are something else yeesh