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FindStephen to Philipp Feb 2, 2019, 3:24 PM Thank you for mentioning that, I will not quote you I'll clarify what I meant by "not making a gotcha piece". A gotcha piece is a "call-out" for views. It's a deliberate framing that doesn't present a full picture or seek to understand context. My intent is not to "call-out" anyone for it's own sake but examine our genre critically. Thats why I'm reaching out. I think this is a story worth telling because it shows the blind-spot (for lack of a better word) of our genre of "pop-explainers". We can convince massive audiences of narratives and stories about the world that, while well-meaning, can sometimes be overly-simplistic or wrong about the evidence However, while telling that story, I'm aware I'll have to bring up examples of this, so I'm reaching out to the parties involved in order to better understand the process that led to these events and ask if you have any reflections on your influence, videos, etc. That way i can give a fuller picture to the audience. So I'm reaching out to give you the opportunity to tell your side of the story if you so choose. Also its worth re-stating that this is a series that isn't so much about kurzgesagt, as it is about pop-explainers, a genre in which include myself. The conclusions I draw will, to the best of my ability, reflect that idea, that it's systemic. By the way, I'm sympathetic of leaving up videos that people enjoy, I've done that myself on my own channel before; sometimes it isn't obvious what the best course of action is with a video Note: I reached out to Johann Hari as well in order to give him the chance to respond to what I see as oversights in his research and clarify But to be clear, there are problems with Hari's work, not just looking back from 2019, but holes in his research that were easily available at the time. An easy example of this might be his New York Times review: "By not looking at the research of Mate, Alexander and Marks through a critical lens, Hari makes it easier for critics to dismiss them outright. That is a shame: While each man pushes his conclusions to extremes unsupported by data, their underlying message that harm reduction is the most rational and humane approach to drug use and abuse is, in fact, backed by copious research Hari might not be passing off other people's work as his own anymore, but he still seems to be looking for quick fixes."That's just one example, but it will do to service the point for now. all this said, I apologize if this is a bit frustrating for you. I enjoy your work and don't want to sully the way you feel about our relationship. I reached out precisely because I want to give you the chance to have a voice in a telling of a story that involves your channel. I will respect whatever route you decide to go Thanks Stephen

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