How Google RUINED the Internet

He's very earnest about pop topics that many people already have some sort of opinion about, which is very divisive.

Obviously lots of people like him, but as noted above, others do not.

I actually don't like him either, I find his explanations a little long-winded for many of his topics in general, but. I think the way he explains pop topics is very good and digestible for a lot of people.

Also, he definitely feels too professional for youtube, maybe too slick? Like he's trying to sell his idea, regardless of its merit, with such smooth delivery and high production that it's irritating.

Just as an example.

He's fine though. I'm sure he's a nice guy

I think he argues in bad faith. I saw an interview he had with someone who had a disability where they were both arguing against a specific mobility technology because it could have military applications.

Everything can have military applications.

It sort of reminds me of people who don't care about an arbitrary technology or research (let's call it Z) and start saying "why are you working on Z, shouldn't you be working on a cure for cancer instead"

9 times out of 10 the complainer isn't trying to cure cancer themselves and the researcher doesn't necessarily have the skillset to immediately switch to curing cancer.