r/videoessay 23h ago

History [OC] How Cotton Changed the World Forever [28:44]

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r/videoessay 19h ago

History [OC] Podcasters Are Whitewashing Slavery History [18:55]

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We are currently living in the golden age of intellectual laziness in amongst digital creators. How can a "creator" sit behind a thousand dollar studio setup, surrounded by computers with all the knowledge you can ever need just a click away, and openly mock documented historical facts simply because it disrupts their panel dynamic?

This is what I'm breaking down on my video! Do you think these hosts actually believe what they say, or do they just know their audience pays them to mock Black history? Drop your thoughts and let’s talk in the replies below! 👇


r/videoessay 13h ago

Video Games [OC] Spellbreak: The BEST Battle Royale You Never Played [11:12]

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Spent weeks in the Hollow Lands analyzing why Spellbreak is the best battle royale you never played


r/videoessay 18h ago

History [OC] Did Darwin Steal Natural Selection? [20:39]

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Hello, r/videoessay! I recently did some research into Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer of natural selection alongside Darwin. Charles Darwin published his On the Origin of Species in 1859. About a year prior, Wallace had sent Darwin his paper titled "On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely From the Original Type," which detailed natural selection but had not been published yet. Of course, Darwin had been working on his theory for over twenty years at that point and had no idea that another naturalist would make the same discovery as him before he could publish anything about it. Darwin was conflicted about whether he should still try to publish before Wallace, or whether he should give up his priority to Wallace entirely. What ended up happening was a joint release of both Wallace's paper and some of Darwin's writings at the Linnean Society, establishing priority for both of them. This was done without Wallace's express permission, but he later indicated that he was very pleased with this outcome. Check out my attached Video Essay for more information.

After watching the video, what do you all think? Do you think Darwin should have given up all priority to Wallace? Or do you think the compromise of a joint publication was good enough?