I agree wholeheartedly with your observations. One of the frustrating things for me is how lightly people treat information, not really wanting to do the work to understand something and how it came to be/is why it is. It's far too easy for people just to learn something superficially and then espouse what little they know as absolutely correct--twisting it to support their agenda. On the other hand (agreeing with you), academics often focus so much on their research that they come across as a bit arrogant. There is, of course, a pressing need for "hard" research to learn and understand complicated things. But there should be (and sometimes is) a common ground to be found between historical accuracy and how people get and understand it. I always admire scholars who are among the top in their fields, explain and promote understanding that results in knowledge transfer that is both accurate and enjoyable. Knowledge needs to be disseminated if it is to influence human development. In some ways social media is an excellent format from which to explain things. But in other ways it can create falsehood and promote misunderstanding (often, unfortunately, for financial gain). This is why your channel and others are so important in disseminating interesting and accurate information. I look forward to following your career and seeing how you become a voice for people to learn more about your field of study. (Sorry for the long "essay". Your presentation made me think about the problems you presented!) Take care.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I definitely agree with your outlook and I am glad that there are some people out there who do genuinely care about the information that is being shared and the way in which research findings are being communicated! Don't worry about your comment being too long, I really appreciate your feedback 😊
My main lesson/counsel for you is always translate the slang. Main lesson: "It must be ceremonial" and "Further research is needed" probably means "We don't know", or "the use could have been too mundane for pretentious standards, but please, keep investing in our investigation, we have debts to pay too!". 😅
Yeah it's always "for ritual use" isn't it 😆 I guess quotes like that also come from a place of being worried that people won't take you seriously or won't care if you say you're talking about something mundane. However, there are scholars willing to admit that they do not know certain things, and I think that's reassuring. It makes it clear for people that they (scholars) are just humans too, and their knowledge also has limits.
@@Reed5016 I don’t hate him and I think he has a lot of useful, educational content. HOWEVER, I do think he can be too harsh about the way other people think about the things he researches. For example about how he “hates the vegvisir” because it’s not an accurate Viking Age symbol. So what? It’s still a 19th century Icelandic magical stave, let people find it cool 😅 But he is a linguist at the end of the day and his Old Norse related content and works are very nice!
@@TheQueerVikingBro I appreciate this. I’ve watched some of his stuff in the past. He comes off as a bit condescending sometimes, and there’s a personality barrier for me. But I appreciate his scholarship.
Yeah, I definitely agree with you that that is how he comes off, and it kinda irritates me sometimes 😅 I still think he is a great guy, he just doesn't always show it in the best way...
@@TheQueerVikingBroWould you get a teacher degree at uni and teach People history You don't have to teach history at a school or a university you can tech it in Museums and galleries Historic houses, heritage sites, and organizations
@@krazytravtrav no I wouldn’t get a teacher degree per say, but my degree in Public Presentation of the Past has some teaching/communication aspects already!
This is my 100th video apparently, yay 🎉🎉
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I agree wholeheartedly with your observations. One of the frustrating things for me is how lightly people treat information, not really wanting to do the work to understand something and how it came to be/is why it is. It's far too easy for people just to learn something superficially and then espouse what little they know as absolutely correct--twisting it to support their agenda. On the other hand (agreeing with you), academics often focus so much on their research that they come across as a bit arrogant. There is, of course, a pressing need for "hard" research to learn and understand complicated things. But there should be (and sometimes is) a common ground to be found between historical accuracy and how people get and understand it. I always admire scholars who are among the top in their fields, explain and promote understanding that results in knowledge transfer that is both accurate and enjoyable. Knowledge needs to be disseminated if it is to influence human development. In some ways social media is an excellent format from which to explain things. But in other ways it can create falsehood and promote misunderstanding (often, unfortunately, for financial gain). This is why your channel and others are so important in disseminating interesting and accurate information. I look forward to following your career and seeing how you become a voice for people to learn more about your field of study. (Sorry for the long "essay". Your presentation made me think about the problems you presented!) Take care.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I definitely agree with your outlook and I am glad that there are some people out there who do genuinely care about the information that is being shared and the way in which research findings are being communicated!
Don't worry about your comment being too long, I really appreciate your feedback 😊
My main lesson/counsel for you is always translate the slang. Main lesson:
"It must be ceremonial" and "Further research is needed" probably means "We don't know", or "the use could have been too mundane for pretentious standards, but please, keep investing in our investigation, we have debts to pay too!".
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Yeah it's always "for ritual use" isn't it 😆 I guess quotes like that also come from a place of being worried that people won't take you seriously or won't care if you say you're talking about something mundane. However, there are scholars willing to admit that they do not know certain things, and I think that's reassuring. It makes it clear for people that they (scholars) are just humans too, and their knowledge also has limits.
@@TheQueerVikingBro Yep. Luckily there is some space for honestity; hopelly it will grow. 👍
What’s your opinion on Jackson Crawford? Just out of curiosity.
@@Reed5016 I don’t hate him and I think he has a lot of useful, educational content.
HOWEVER, I do think he can be too harsh about the way other people think about the things he researches. For example about how he “hates the vegvisir” because it’s not an accurate Viking Age symbol. So what? It’s still a 19th century Icelandic magical stave, let people find it cool 😅
But he is a linguist at the end of the day and his Old Norse related content and works are very nice!
@@TheQueerVikingBro I appreciate this. I’ve watched some of his stuff in the past. He comes off as a bit condescending sometimes, and there’s a personality barrier for me. But I appreciate his scholarship.
Yeah, I definitely agree with you that that is how he comes off, and it kinda irritates me sometimes 😅 I still think he is a great guy, he just doesn't always show it in the best way...
Dawid Would you be looking into being Museum Education Officer ?
Actually, yes! working at a museum in one way or another is definitely one of my dream careers!
@@TheQueerVikingBroWould you get a teacher degree at uni and teach
People history You don't have to teach history at a school or a university you can tech it in Museums and galleries Historic houses, heritage sites, and organizations
@@krazytravtrav no I wouldn’t get a teacher degree per say, but my degree in Public Presentation of the Past has some teaching/communication aspects already!
@@TheQueerVikingBro so you do want to teach people about history in Museums and galleries Historic houses, heritage sites, eg national trust houses
@@krazytravtrav perhaps, but I want to finish my studies first :) we will get to that in 5 years