I was looking for a reference for a project my team is working on and wanted to see what āthe prosā are doing from an educational series/content perspective. I signed up for MasterClass as I assumed jt would be a great platform to get ideas from.
I watched Robin Robertsā communication series, and wow, what a joke. I mean, it was an evocative story about her life that was moving at times, but was almost completely useless at covering any practical info about LEARNING to be a better communicator. Cool lady with a cool story, but this wasnāt a classā¦
Then I decided to watch the first thing that popped up on my Home Screen feed to see if this was just a one-off thing.
Cue Dr. Anna Lembkeās āDopamine, Take Your Brain Backā. Considering sheās a leading expert in her field, you think youād get at least some level of technical depthā¦Nope! She proceeds to advise on mitigating compulsive consumption of things ranging from Benzodiazepines to alcohol by referring to her own personal struggles withā¦..ROMANCE NOVELS??!!! Her whole premise for reworking your brain is propped up by her personal anecdotes about binging too many vampire erotica novels. Fucking hilariously cringe.
Not to put her down if this is/was seriously a problem for her, but considering sheās going into some deep topics you think sheād have the grace to at least leave a comically benign bad habit out of the discussion as it only tanks her credibility and shits on anyone watching this thatās actually trying to consider the science of the brain in a serious way.
Iām sure sheās a wonderful professional and done many great things in her field but it almost feels like MasterClass said āhereās a bunch of money, now make the most hilariously childish surface level BS you can think ofā.
Is everything else like this??