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Luke_zuke t1_ix6kpbo wrote

This stuff is incredibly fun to think about. You can really dive in and find tons of material, and read a lot of actual earth science along the way. But it should be treated with the same regard as Ancient Aliens or any other such info-tainment. It’s designed to draw your interest, not to advance archeology. At worst, it is insidious.

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xKYLx t1_ix6ny7a wrote

Learning more about the end of the ice age, Younger Dryas Impact theory, it can really teach you a lot about how North American features were formed, a lot about geomorphology and glacial science. At least that's something

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woahwoahwoahthere t1_ix74axk wrote

I wish there was a little PSA that says “it’s fun but also not fact. Enjoy at own risk”. I really enjoyed the series mainly for the rabbit holes I get reading into established academia. I like the imagination in these theories just for thought experiments but would never actually believe them without some more balance and peer review. Interesting stuff tho. Wish there were more funding in the sites he does ask about, especially gobleke tepe and more sub saharan sites.

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Zauberer-IMDB t1_ix74bqz wrote

I hate how it's presented. It insults one's intelligence. There's a lot of interesting archaeological and geological features but instead of focusing on that, they're having this guy jetset to vacation spots, look at some shit that vaguely resembles a road or whatever, and jump to a conclusion that "it must be manmade." Why? What is his evidence? Because it's obvious, just look at it.

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Vanrainy1 t1_ix6t195 wrote

Absolutely, his assertations make for tantalizing day dreams but they sorely lack the evidence to back them up. Hey, the guy has sold more books than I have lolol.

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thejoosep12 t1_ix7ag40 wrote

Because he's a professional writer meaning he knows how to captivate the general audience with his bs no matter how true it actually is

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PartyPorpoise t1_ix7a2ok wrote

A lot of these concepts would be really fun for a work of fiction.

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Grinderiny t1_ix73ota wrote

This is how I approach both. I called Ancient Apocalypse "Hancock's Batshit Crazy" because while entertaining and fun brain fodder, it's crap. But it was cool seeing local geography when he was in the scablands.

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77096 t1_ix7594o wrote

I want to watch it for the site visits, but it's so hard to listen to him drone on about himself.

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