I agree the being a TV show is evidence that this is more self-promotion and less fact.
That’s just because the prior probability is that way—content is selected for more by promotion than by quality.
But that doesn’t exclude facts or otherwise useful or positive content. Thus I’d like to see a more qualified retort.
It’s a TV show. TV shows are heavily optimized for entertainment and shock value.
Tim Ferris is an interesting guy, but his most outstanding talent is for self-promotion.
I agree the being a TV show is evidence that this is more self-promotion and less fact. That’s just because the prior probability is that way—content is selected for more by promotion than by quality.
But that doesn’t exclude facts or otherwise useful or positive content. Thus I’d like to see a more qualified retort.
It being a TV show means that it’s focused on stunts that look good on camera.
That’s not the goal for most learning projects.