I do wanna say while I’m reblogging hbomberguy stuff that I’m extremely uninterested in calling out anyone’s viewers because they “should’ve known better” or “should’ve seen the red flags.” The entire point of the video is that these people are exploiting an algorithm and churning out massive amounts of content. It’s not a moral failing to not watch a YouTuber’s entire weekly back catalog and google around for criticisms.
I got more I can say about video essays and documentaries and their issues with sourcing in general, but I’m gonna save it.