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EMERGENCY (not really) Livestream Sunday! (Patreon)

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2024-02-17 21:23:42
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OK, so I've had enough people recommend this "Urban Planning YouTube has a HUGE problem" video to me (including lots of viewers whose opinions I regard highly!) that I decided I should probably watch it. (Even though the title of it is super annoying, haha.) So I started watching and realized...it would be kind of cool to do a livestream reaction and discussion, so I'm doing that tomorrow at 6pm ET/3pm PT.

I kind of hate "reaction" videos because I feel like they "steal" views from the original creator, so I recommend people go watch this one BEFORE the livestream and decide for themselves. It's by a channel called The Nth Review (I think they do video game reviews) and here's the link:

https://youtu.be/bUs0ecnbOdo?si=oCXpYf4BY52FpHwj

From what I've heard and what I've seen so far, I'm expecting a thoughtful critique of the urbanist YouTube space. I hope I'm right! Anyway, hope you can join.

Edit: I probably won't engage the comments here because...I HAVEN'T WATCHED IT! And I don't want to come in with any more expectations than I already have.

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Live React/Discuss: Urbanism YouTube's "HUGE problem"

So, several viewers, including many whose opinions and feedback a value quite a bit, have asked me to watch this video, because they think it's important. Fair warning, I've only watched about a minute of it and then decided it would be cool to do a live reaction and discussion. So I haven't vetted it to see if it's worth platforming/giving oxygen to, but given what I've heard, it's probably somewhat original and a breath of fresh air into the urbanism space. The other thing is, I don't wanna take views from that channel, so my recommendation is, (a) go watch it BEFORE my livestream if you haven't already, and form your own opinion, and (b) if you don't, then go back and watch it later and just leave it running while you take a run through the comments on it, which I've looked at and are...kind of interesting? Alan Fisher leaves a good comment, and Chuck Marohn has some choice words. Find the video from @NthReview here: https://youtu.be/bUs0ecnbOdo?si=5J5Zk31CZihN5OP1 ---------- Subscribing to Nebula is a great way to support what I do, get access to my videos early, AND get access to all kind of great content from amazing creators. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Lifetime deal still available too! https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=citynerd ---------- Nerd merch: nerd4cities.myshopify.com ---------- Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far. https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities Twitter: @nerd4cities LinkedIn: /raydelahanty/ ---------- Business Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv

Comments

Elise Mae

I agreed with so much of what he had to say. But his delivery was one of semi-contained low-grade anger, almost(?) What made it worse for me is that he seemed to make the same general point many different ways. By the end, I was kinda like "Yeah. We've got it." Perhaps it was made worse for me because there wasn't much in the way of humor -- even super-sarcastic snark, which one might have expected from his simmering ticked-off demeanor. Some humor would have gone a long way. Ray, I really appreciated your speaking up for your viewership. You know a lot more about our demographics than any of us can, but I would put money on the idea that we generally speak fluent Google and can figure out how to interface with our municipal governments. What's too often missing is the *volition* -- not the know-how. Just getting off the couch and going to a meeting or two tends to lead to more activism and more meetings and more effectiveness -- so thank you for your point that an average citizen doesn't need to know huge amounts of information before beginning to participate. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Bruce Kaplan

Off topic but don’t know where to say this: City Nerd should do a piece about Paramus, NJ-the town with the most regional malls in N. Amer. Pollution, congestion, eyesores!