Carl Sagan calls out mainstream media

[@auttranadhie]

He was, and still is, a real influencer. Thanks, Mr. Sagan.

[@lindadee2053]

You gotta love Sagan, especially if you have a curious mind. I'm sorry I didn't watch as much of Cosmos as I would have liked to.

[@LovesHighGround]

To live in the hearts of people is to never die

[@modemmark421]

Yes; an unacceptably large portion of the American population ARE "stooopid"... just look at the Republican Party and observe who they voted for. Pathetic.

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

A real Jew

[@CP200S]

Not an influencer, he was a professor with a PhD in Physics.

[@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475]

I'm here from the future to confirm this man's predictions are true.

[@debmunsell1720]

It was the media back then that was shitty also. They’ve only gotten worse.

[@ernesthill4017]

I've seen the future. It doesn't work 😕

[@zvimur]

I think that Future was already Present in this Past video.😊

[@somethingelse516]

I mean there’s a lot of tech news nowadays, AI/drones/bloch chain/big tech companies etc

[@Goatpuncher898]

Nah if you just researched you would know. Religion is still more mainstream then any other belief system. You can actually just look up what why and how someone got a Nobel prize. U my good sir are experiencing objective reality based on propaganda.

[@johnfox9939]

We miss you, Sir !

[@stylex19]

Indeed, we do.

[@robertdouglas8895]

He was an arrogant man who refused to open to the idea that God has wisdom.

[@johnfox9939]

@@robertdouglas8895that’s why he is called a scientist..!

[@robertdouglas8895]

@@johnfox9939 There is another world besides the one we perceive with the senses.

[@pooryorick831]

He nailed it. And here we are 50 years later exactly how he predicted.

[@richardbazlamit4530]

This video was took in the 90s idk how that’s 50 years ago

[@HandsomeJelly]

He didn't predict anything in this clip. He didn't guess or assume something. He just addressed the truth about the lack of real science being addressed in the news in our country. Something that has always been the case. But sure, Trump is the greatest president. That's what I'm hearing from you through ignorance.

[@InAMinMaths]

The journalists don’t understand, so they assume no one else will either

[@danieljohnson2662]

So true! I met a journalist from a major local newspaper and he was complaining he put in solar water heater in his house and the water was coming out too hot. I took a look at it and true, the water was very hot. I asked him: why is there no cold water faucet, so you can mix the hot and cold? With a solar heater the water is kept at a single temperature. To get warm water you have to mix the hot with cold water. Neither the Newspaper man nor his plumber thought of this. He did not know what I was talking about. Major newspaper, responsible to inform millions of people yet he did not have a clue about basic plumbing, nor concept of heat/water/solar, nor did his plumber! Wtf these people do all day at newsrooms? They are completely stoopid and ignorant of the physical world. Unbelievable!

[@aubreysnyder338]

Nah. They are puppets to the people that tell them what to write/ cover.

[@subtleusername5475]

you are projecting lol

[@subtleusername5475]

​@@danieljohnson2662do you understand rocket science or physics? it's unbelievably moronic to think someone is "stoopid" because they don't understand something outside of their field. no one is an expert in everything, clown.

[@subtleusername5475]

​@@danieljohnson2662you're angry at the journalist and not the plumber? sounds like you're the real moron here.

[@robertbernard6410]

he was brilliant absolutely brilliant.

[@mumbles215]

Brilliant maybe, but not wise. Wisdom comes from Knowing G-d.

[@misterfischer2177]

What a wonderful man he was.

[@IamKnucks]

Sometimes when I think about how irrational the world is I get really depressed. Listening to people like Carl advocate for academia and knowledge makes me both happy and sad.

[@mike_nelson]

I too think and feel like this. We have replaced the celebration of intelligence and dignity, with the celebration of controversy and idiocy.

[@mccaboy]

And now academia is no longer rational

[@mccaboy]

​@@mike_nelsonhow did it happen.

[@Chris-hx3om]

​@@mike_nelsonand mediocrity...

[@Chris-hx3om]

​@@mccaboysocial media, the 'instant gratification' generation, the throw away society...

[@Moshie71]

“…The American public are too stupid to understand…” let that sink in for a minute. 👀🤯

[@Tar-Numendil]

Well they certainly are now.

[@nostalgia46]

The journalists are too stupid to understand most basic science subjects, so they avoid it to report on things like astrology, sports, business, etc. Furthermore, the American public is likewise too stupid to understand and also would rather partake in more mundane topics. The American public has only grown exponentially more uneducated since Sagan’s time.

[@BobNewheart-co7sl]

This is the plan. As the late George Carlin once said; the owners of America don't want smart ppl. This goes against their interests. They don't want a public smart enough to sit around the kitchen table and discuss how badly their being screwed over by the 1%.

[@shacktime]

It’s true. And it’s killing this country.

[@donadfull8887]

Important to note, Sagan is not saying the American public is stupid. He’s saying that’s what the media thinks and implies when they gloss over or don’t show anything of substance scientifically.

[@hori83]

The man was special!

[@WilbertLek]

He is absolutely right. The only real science education on TV is on PBS.

[@DrDeuteron]

😂😂😂😂

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

You sir, clearly have not watched Ancient Aliens or Swamp Monsters.

[@Truth_Hurts528]

the science education of men giving birth and identifying as other kin.

[@willg54]

PBS, I love it, I watch it all the time! I think more people should watch it also. We might end up with a smarter world! 😊

[@Maxibo234]

​@@Dylonicus get back to your storage wars

[@bertbert727]

He's right, everyone is too busy with self gratification to care, and the media wants to get paid so astrology is about the reader not about someone else's accomplishments.

[@toni4729]

We still need you Carl. Even after all these years, people are still too stupid.

[@fromnorway643]

I think many have become more stupid since Carl Sagan passed away in 1996 because Internet has made it much easier to spread anti-scientific disinformation.

[@bennybenicasa]

They've gotten even more stupid, I believe.

[@danacoleman4007]

He was actually trying to say the opposite. Ironically, you may have proven your own point.😂😂😂

[@bennybenicasa]

Mainstream entertainment , not only has "dumbed down" the masses, but connected the masses to a widespread groupthink to the point that individuals who resist the dumbing down are considered bizarre outliers.

[@Spacetime3t²]

He understood what's gonna happen. He explained it in 1 minute. Hail Carl Sagan.

[@herbertniston6113]

Wow, is Carl talking about 2023? The news media uses drama instead of facts.

[@selgut464]

No, he’s just talking about the purpose of the media, keep people stupidly entertain!

[@mattsnow546]

.....LAMESTREAM MEDIA......

[@kman9884]

Bruh the media has been using drama since the inception of the printing press

[@richardfadle5921]

Damn he was so ahead of her s time!!!

[@SecretlyStarscream]

he wasn't a prophet or ahead of his time (I mean in some ways he was but not for this), it's just that nothing changed in 40 years.

[@MichaelStewart-rw3gm]

I love Carl Sagan

[@littlestarseed4832]

Me too

[@TX_BoomSlang]

Same here. I don't know if he loves us, nor do I care. That's the difference between science and religion.

[@DeuceGenius]

One of the greatest yumans

[@calinchirtes3888]

I worship him

[@SUPREME-SCIENCE]

THE BEST TEACHER I NEVER HAD, AN IDOL FOR SCIENCE🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@funlover1977]

I used to think he was born at least 100 years too early for people to understand him. Now I have finally come to the conclusion that he was born exactly when he was meant to be born. However, I have also learned that over 80% of the population wouldn't understand him, no matter when he emerged. We need more Carls for sure, but we need to fix that 80% first. That was on his top agenda anyway.

[@Jay-ft3xh]

This speculative romanticism is wholly worthless.

[@richardfadle5921]

So true!!! But many want to stay ignorant

[@ruilopes00]

We are more science aware nowadays. Inlike to believe he did his contribution to that achievement

[@funlover1977]

@@ruilopes00 Are we? 80% still can't even correctly explain why do we have seasons on our planet. Go ahead, ask some guys by a coffe machine in your office,

[@user-pg4yf5js5j]

@funlover1977 you just proved to be among the many or few whom believe Americans (Sagan's words) or in your words 80% of people to be too stupid to understand when science is put before them. Have a rethink!

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Believe me . We have the same issue here in the UK.

[@Chris-hx3om]

And Australia....

[@SamuelBlack84]

I remember when the Sky At Night used to come on the BBC Now, I can't even remember when it was last on! I don't even watch TV at all now Every single broadcast is braindead reality TV

[@charleslanphier8094]

Religion has infected the entire world so as a race we are still primitive in our thinking.

[@timkvenland1885]

And you at least have BBC

[@andytay5507]

Carl Sagan being his typical salient self. God Bless.

[@JoBrill07]

He would correct you about God with his famous quote about The Universe. Check it out.

[@theeverythingchannel9786]

He would probably say Spinoza's god.

[@luisclementeortegasegovia8603]

The truth and nothing but the truth!

[@liamstacey419]

This is what happens when you don’t have public TV and radio

[@letsomethingshine]

“You get fake public TV and fake public radio, stop pissing off our rich owners!” ~ Both Parties easily bought off for marketing money.

[@liamstacey419]

@@letsomethingshine good thing there are still community radio stations all over the country. There are also critical news programs and independent thinkers. Other than NPR. Additionally, people are free to listen to the BBC, Canadian broadcasting stations, and Deutsche Welle, etc..

[@boodle4960]

Wrong. America has had both for decades and we’re getting dumber. Ps public radio and tv were bought and paid for decades ago

[@counterflow5719]

The miracle of radio was given over to sell soap. The miracle of TV was given over to sell deodorant and toothpaste. The miracle of the internet is drowning in paid advertising.

[@BrianBaastrup]

Russia has entered the chat.

[@gary100dm]

When I was a kid the local newspaper had a science column, "Why Daddy?"

[@SamuelBlack84]

Sounds like a religious column

[@SimonGeraedts]

Sagan is absolutely right. Unfortunately not much has changed since then.

[@kevinlopezobrien5366]

Long term disaster for all of humanity

[@FlatDevice]

I wish I could hear his take on the current information dystopia. We miss you Carl.

[@DeuceGenius]

He would be more animated and pissed off, lol. He'd tear his own hair out and bang his head against the desk. 😂

[@jeffkilgore6320]

Carl, George Carlin could tell you.

[@IowaMan]

carl is spinning in a quantum superposition in his grave

[@ronalda.geobey8042]

Or is he?

[@IowaMan]

@@ronalda.geobey8042 =O

[@Henry._Jones]

​@@ronalda.geobey8042 Ah! I see what you did there! 👍

[@DrCrabnuts]

@@ronalda.geobey8042heh, good one

[@brucegelman5582]

We lost a great great man.This country is quite lost now.

[@ecyor0]

He wasn't predicting the future. He was identifying how things already were. These perverse incentives have existed for as long as the profit motive has been the driving force of society and economy.

[@Hector-jo2jb]

He was spot on.

[@thedon1570]

No, he wasn’t.

[@bigdaddydrip4452]

​@thedon Yes, he precisely was.

[@thedon1570]

@@bigdaddydrip4452 no, he wasn’t. Mad?

[@pierreo33]

@@thedon1570 You dog brain.

[@toni4729]

@@thedon1570 And how old are you? What religion?

[@debacofzomb9889]

What a badass

[@MrTurbogreg6969]

Facts! He nails it perfectly. If you can't explain it plainly, you don't really know what you're talking about

[@TheRaferaf]

He was prophetic as always. If he could only see how right he would be.

[@jimlemons9231]

...and here we are today!! Carl was the standard we all should be reaching for.

[@damanyocum149]

Dr. Carl Sagan.... legendary RIP

[@warpspeednow]

Such a great interlect, capable of predictions of the future which is now our reality.

[@peterdefrankrijker]

When he spoke, people listened

[@NBag-ni4ow]

Never heard the man talking, but the voice is exactly what you would expect.

[@lowros7786]

He’d be aghast at what we have become.

[@simpledragon]

He saw it and tried telling us; his ideas are based on truth and as such timeless.

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

He predicted exactly what we've become, even predicted Twitter and KZbin shorts before they even existed

[@18booma]

This isn't a prediction though. It's an analysis of media at the time (it hasn't changed anyway). Noam Chomsky laid it out very clearly in "Manufacturing consent", using news stories from Sagan's time. I recommend giving it a read.

[@PhilBagels]

Scientific understanding has declined so much, that there are many people now who don't even understand the difference between men and women.

[@granadosvm]

I remember one of the episodes from The Newsroom, explaining that when the News Hour was created at the beginning of television, they didn't foresee what the power of advertisement would be and how it affects the quality vs. ratings ratio in the News shows. Something that was supposed to be an hour to provide public service as part of the requirements for a permit to utilize a broadcasting frequency, became just another show competing for ratings.

[@garyfilmer382]

Carl Sagan was such a truthful, articulate communicator, and a tremendous scientist, what he said then, all those years ago, is sadly still true of today.

[@johng3383]

A man ahead of his time

[@anearthian625]

Image watching Carl Sagan indian media today .😂 ...😔

[@user-ek8xu8ui3h]

If we had more personalities like Mr Sagans',the earth would be a better place. I really missed him

[@andreadotta930]

The entire world is missing your wisdom❤

[@mahendran2961]

Sad but true. The sad thing is that this will be true in 2040 also

[@tomsaltner3011]

By then, it perhaps will be the explanation, why the US went down..

[@Planetkid32]

Another example of Sagan being ahead of his time. This is why I adore him so much.

[@estelabasso4539]

What a smart, caring man. You were a treasure and you are missed!

[@48H-REAL]

And after he died, we are still going worsening with less science promotion and more of distractive subjects. People nowadays can't read a single paragraph of a good book or a useful article. There is a new culture. I call it the microwave concept. Which is also called "the instant gratification". No time for a profound thinking and research. He said it himself: "short term advantage for the Network ( for people), and long term disaster for the country". I am afraid it will get even worse with the introduction of Ai. No more thinking or researching for yourself. Let Ai do it faster and now.

[@Roy-or6ev]

Oh, how much I miss this special man!

[@simpledragon]

I think the idea here is the media should form an accurate observation of the physical world around us so we are not easily misled.

[@sarahhillel7446]

Dear Carl. You are missed.

[@Marshmobilise]

We are living in that long term right now

[@mikeayia8819]

Thank you Carl for taking the time to teach And reach as many people as you did and continue to do even after you been gone R.I.P

[@doncherf2610]

Carl Sagan was predictong the trajectory of the republican party which, as we know today, has come to pass.

[@Gngatho]

Mr Sagan was way ahead of his time... Wow..

[@antoinettejoubert]

Oh we need people like this open minded , brilliant man🇿🇦

[@InspiredSkeptic]

Carl Sagan is truly one of the most natural, amazing people ever to exist. Listening to him brings a sort of intellectual comfort to me. It calms me down and makes me realize that there is more to life than what we see today.

[@DeuceGenius]

Reading his books changed the rest of my life.

[@andylane247]

Exhibit #1 Donald Trump...

[@DathrobeBwane]

This is also why religion is so popular. Science needs proof for questions, including ones like “Why are we here?” or “Is there an afterlife?” Religion gives simple, warm and fuzzy answers that people like and since they actually have an answer, regardless of 0 evidence, then lots of people will choose religion over science.

[@liammoore9770]

This man foresaw so many problems, truly a prophet of science

[@luisflores616]

I'm crying right now 😢

[@peterdefrankrijker]

His voice is like treacle on my soul.

[@Skymannot6939]

Oh! Carl I wish you were still here!

[@AnthonyLeighDunstan]

Short term/long term differential was devastating! This is global, not just America.

[@pedrodiaz5540]

Thank you Professor… you opened many doors to many of us !

[@mrlume9475]

He was a great speaker and thinker. Truly a loss when he passed.

[@johnathanlemons4993]

Why can't more of our leaders be like this? Calm and intelligent, instead of loud mouth idiots spewing hate and paranoia

[@wesleywashington1251]

Marjorie Taylor Greene comes to mind reading your comment. She's the absolute worst.

[@chandrajitkarmakar2333]

Same situation is present in India as well. Indian newspapers and news channels are filled with news on political drama and stupid horoscopes.

[@You_Can_Do_If]

This is today more true than ever.

[@user-rq7hv6lf8c]

Literally EVERY WORD IS GOLD.

[@Loudloud123]

That's Obvious, I don't need that professor to tell me what the whole world already knows😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@_InTheBin]

And even to understand this doesn't take a minute. Genius.

[@lhomme38]

Short term gain for a long term disaster. So beautifully said.

[@ClarkPotter]

My childhood hero, along with Richard Feynman. Still my aspirations 31yrs later.

[@whocareseh1]

A great person

[@mikesullivan1027]

Bingo! We’re living the “long term” Sagan was talking about.

[@nicholasparker2086]

And we watched this on a KZbin short.

[@omnivorous65]

The man would be horrified but not surprised by the fact that absurdities and misinformation had become a dominant aspect of shaping public and political opinion. He would not be surprised to see that the proclivity for misinformation is strongest in those who always had their thinking warped by religion, but the extent and degree by which ideas in people‘s mind have become detached from reality.

[@slugroythegreat]

Yup he warned us but I don’t think even he could of foreseen how bad things would get

[@alexmendez9627]

Sadly, money moves the world. If an article doesn’t make a profit, as vital for people as could be, it won’t get published .

[@user-bj8nb2kc9k]

This question hits hard and the answer is why we're in the situation we're in

[@ReleaseMyKrakken]

Long term disaster for the country. Could not have said that any better.

[@PrankZabba]

Just saw a meme that compares the 3 seasons of Cosmos to 20 seasons of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Wait, I'm shocked auto correct has that.

[@enrac]

We really suffered losing this man.

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

And they all ignored him

[@1simont]

Someone so absurdly advanced and visionary for his ages, it still gives me chills. It can't be clearer and well explained.

[@yungizzo1]

He left us with so much but yet we use so little. 🙏🏿

[@Manta665]

Reminds me of that Simpsons joke where they are at Sci-Fi-con and everybory wants to see superheroes and Captain Kirk and whatnot, but Neil Armstrong is just sitting there, ignored by everybody!

[@josephmorgan6112]

I’m so happy I still remember this man

[@mikegrier2829]

Damn, Carl. I was a fan, have been for decades. Now you’re my hero.

[@jeaniebird999]

Carl Sagan was my hero, as a kid. If they put a science section near the comics, I'm certain that would have been my favorite part.

[@nuclearrabbit1]

This was like a prophecy.

[@cyumus]

And this is why now we have flatearthers and antivaxers on the wild 👍🏻

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Politicians, where is the legally enforced science and engineering time and space in the media? Some countries have rules to include science and engineering, like China. China is outcompetiting everyone on development, results, manufacturing. China is only 3 years behind Intel in CPUs. They've hired the top people from TSMC. We need science and engineering to be awarded, praised, interestingly covered and reported on.

[@mikeeng6689]

This man was so ahead of his time he's still relevant today! Another clear concise educated view that's not just as true as it read then, but even truer when the confirmation of his hypothesis is confirmed daily! Thank you Mr Sagan

[@user-ff1ez5sy5h]

"short term advantage for the network, long term disaster for the country"... carl sagan was a tremendous explainer

[@jon780249]

Sagan is sorely missed.

[@redtro8678]

honestly the most unscientific demand ever tbh

[@AllSummerLong-qu1zc]

I hope he’s my guardian angel 👼! Peace ☮️ be with you Carl!