I’ve often wondered who masterclass is for. It seems like it is exclusively made for California Liberal types, who want to loudly show off how educated they are, and how “tolerant” they are, but don’t ever want to actually put in the effort of learning anything, and constantly blame “the red states” for causing every problem in their lives.
I’d usually assume that ‘would not pay for it’ means ‘shit’. But that’s not necessarily the case around here lol. So I’ll ask. What did you think? What’s/who’s worth watching?
I liked spike lees course focusing on making your first feature film. It’s not really academic, but some of his experiences are applicable.
Kinda wack but… Kevin Spaceys acting course was good too.
Been a long while though, so would have to dig thru old notes to find which ones I could use
Liberals love nothing more than huffing their own farts circlejerking about “disinformation” to prove how smart and intelligent they are for only reading NYT opinion pieces on why genocide is good, actually
I don’t think Masterclass is just political related courses
It seems to be for the average Californian office worker who primarily gets their knowledge about the world and history from podcasts and subscribes to the “hustle grindset” culture (which is what Masterclass is a part of)
These remind me of “The Great Courses” that they used to release as videos/audiobooks back in the 00s and 10s. Maybe they still do. The Great Courses, some of which I pirated out of curiosity, were often slower-paced and worse than your average Khan Academy video or random powerpoint presentation uploaded to youtube, but they were always taught by “critically acclaimed” professors (bourgeois best selling authors with good connections who happen to be tenured professors). The economics courses were of course just dismal and regurgitated nonsense about how “wall street and main street share common interests and shouldn’t fight each other” in the middle of the 2008 crash.
i have access to a bunch of those on audiobook, via my public library and I’ve found some really good ones. But for every genuinely good lecture series on a topic like Ancient North America, there’s like, 5 with titles like “wisdom of Europe’s greatest generals” that’s just utter slop for pseudo-intellectual chuds.
I’ve often wondered who masterclass is for. It seems like it is exclusively made for California Liberal types, who want to loudly show off how educated they are, and how “tolerant” they are, but don’t ever want to actually put in the effort of learning anything, and constantly blame “the red states” for causing every problem in their lives.
I’ve pirated a few to get insights from movie directors, artists, writers and such. Like to learn their process. Would not pay for it though
I’d usually assume that ‘would not pay for it’ means ‘shit’. But that’s not necessarily the case around here lol. So I’ll ask. What did you think? What’s/who’s worth watching?
I liked spike lees course focusing on making your first feature film. It’s not really academic, but some of his experiences are applicable.
Kinda wack but… Kevin Spaceys acting course was good too.
Been a long while though, so would have to dig thru old notes to find which ones I could use
Liberals love nothing more than huffing their own farts circlejerking about “disinformation” to prove how smart and intelligent they are for only reading NYT opinion pieces on why genocide is good, actually
I don’t think Masterclass is just political related courses
It seems to be for the average Californian office worker who primarily gets their knowledge about the world and history from podcasts and subscribes to the “hustle grindset” culture (which is what Masterclass is a part of)
and also want to watch George Bush talk about how great he is. They do remember he’s a republican right? It’s not just me
But he shared sweets! He’s just an innocent old man who likes painting these days! We should let the past stay in the past!
These remind me of “The Great Courses” that they used to release as videos/audiobooks back in the 00s and 10s. Maybe they still do. The Great Courses, some of which I pirated out of curiosity, were often slower-paced and worse than your average Khan Academy video or random powerpoint presentation uploaded to youtube, but they were always taught by “critically acclaimed” professors (bourgeois best selling authors with good connections who happen to be tenured professors). The economics courses were of course just dismal and regurgitated nonsense about how “wall street and main street share common interests and shouldn’t fight each other” in the middle of the 2008 crash.
i have access to a bunch of those on audiobook, via my public library and I’ve found some really good ones. But for every genuinely good lecture series on a topic like Ancient North America, there’s like, 5 with titles like “wisdom of Europe’s greatest generals” that’s just utter slop for pseudo-intellectual chuds.
exactly