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Not everybody in the list is on YouTube (e.g. Gabriel Gambetta). I don't have a Google account, and I see no problem with the links in the comments. However, those who do have a YouTube account may consider it.

The intent of this whole thing was to spread awareness that people such Jacob Sorber exist. In a world of noise, it is not so easy to find signals. (That's why when I search for a topic, I very often find myself using HN's search function. Then, I might search via DuckDuckGo or some other search engine. If you use browser extensions such as "Content Farm Terminator", "Unhook YouTube", and "Clickbait Remover for YouTube" you get to have a more pleasant search.)

That's my personal opinion, you can disagree with me here, but I find it very problematic that people are out there who intentionally abuse your attention to make you consume their (mostly) futile content. They are also polluting the search space. (I am talking about clickbaiters, influencers and content farmers here.) Anyhow, I am thankful that there are browser extensions for this, reducing or eliminating most of the noise (or abuse?) out there. (Maybe the word "abuse" is too harsh here. Perhaps "psychological manipulation" is more fitting?) I just wish search in general wouldn't be so polluted. It's so noisy out there.