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by vexxed-concave 1650 days ago
True. It’s one of only a handful of YT videos I’ve ever left a comment on. In summary, just because something is “wrong” at one scale doesn’t invalidate useful models and workaday theorems at another.

Also, for such a pedantic video his field lines were wrong.

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Yeah, the assumption that Derek is 3 steps ahead might be wrong and he might just be wrong.

Well played though that the world thinks he knew his wrongness would spur debate.

Speaks to his earned credibility, but not to his infallibility.

> It’s one of only a handful of YT videos I’ve ever left a comment on.

Which was exactly his point— It's called "engagement".