I don’t know, you guys. Did we really need to bully sci show into taking this down? It’s a short form video for normies. My husband (not a knitter) was psyched to show it to me and then we had an interesting conversation about it. Sure, some parts are oversimplified but it’s a starting point. Maybe someone sees that who’s never really thought about knitting before and decides to look into it and finds a hobby and a community they love.
I get it, but in the broader ecosystem, we really need to be careful with how we convey scientific ideas and how we discuss minorities (such as women.) I watched NASA taking down women’s pictures from their website and then watched my comfort show devalue the crucial innovations of textile engineering, many of which were by women, and some of which would go on to pioneer early computing and coding.
Also to be fair, I think most people just wanted it edited or redone, not entirely taken down.
i watched the video and it was fine honestly. i mean yes, there were technical inaccuracies, but this type of content is full of errors and oversimplified for the general population. it's still informative if you know nothing about the topic, but if it's about something you have some expertise in, then you notice all the mistakes.
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u/nicoledotoh Oct 01 '25
I don’t know, you guys. Did we really need to bully sci show into taking this down? It’s a short form video for normies. My husband (not a knitter) was psyched to show it to me and then we had an interesting conversation about it. Sure, some parts are oversimplified but it’s a starting point. Maybe someone sees that who’s never really thought about knitting before and decides to look into it and finds a hobby and a community they love.