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highplainsdem

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5. Ellen, there's no way to know if anything in that YouTuber's videos is accurate without researching it

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:57 PM

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yourself. It's no more likely to be accurate than AI Overviews scrambling facts.

There are REAL sources of info out there from REAL experts, as opposed to some YouTuber serving up AI slop with new clickbait videos churned out much faster than a real expert could do the work.

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Why Medieval Peasants Never Froze in -40F While Modern Homes Die in 1 Day [View all] bucolic_frolic Saturday OP

AI slop. No way to know how much of it is accurate, or if the person behind that YouTube channel highplainsdem Saturday #1

never? not even once? ok nt msongs Saturday #2

That's what a chatbot told an anonymous YouTuber posting new clickbait videos every couple of days. highplainsdem Saturday #3

Fascinating!!!! elleng Saturday #4

Ellen, there's no way to know if anything in that YouTuber's videos is accurate without researching it highplainsdem Saturday #5

My guess is the peasants did not have thermometers. Sneederbunk Saturday #6

Slop or not, I learned a lot from this! jmbar2 Saturday #7

Again, you don't know if it was true unless you checked it against information from real experts. highplainsdem Saturday #8

It never dawned on me that you could heat rocks for warmth jmbar2 Saturday #9

Just google highplainsdem Saturday #10

Thank you for protecting us from the evils of slop jmbar2 Saturday #11

That slop is causing an incredible amount of harm to real writers, artists, and creatives and highplainsdem Saturday #12

I've read much of the warming techiques in other sources (Like real books!) Bayard Saturday #13

Lots of good advice JoseBalow Saturday #14