[HN Gopher] "Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't" crosses citizen scie... ___________________________________________________________________ "Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't" crosses citizen science with environmentalism Author : acdanger Score : 112 points Date : 2022-05-06 04:28 UTC (18 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.outsideonline.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.outsideonline.com) | RosanaAnaDana wrote: | I've been his patreon for a couple years and you should consider | supporting this kind of work. His cathartic rants about surburban | sprawl and the downfall of western civilization might be the | paper shield saving me from this world. | | https://www.patreon.com/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt | greggsy wrote: | His podcast is really eye opening too - he talks about therapy | and his time as a train driver quite a lot. | tomrod wrote: | Oh I love this man. Thanks for the link! | 01100011 wrote: | My favorite misanthrope. A true poet. Do yourself a favor and | subscribe to his channel. | | I just wish he'd give some more love to the bryophytes... | drc500free wrote: | > On Twitter, you'll find that some young academics don't think | Santore's takes on taxonomy are "woke" enough. | | It's interesting to see how "I stand up to the woke mob" is | becoming a common marketing tactic to demonstrate authenticity, | no matter the context. | | The only thing I find on twitter is Santore trying to start flame | war threads with unprovoked complaints about "woke" people, and a | bunch of people asking him what the heck he's going on about. | colechristensen wrote: | I'm all for the bullying of morality try-hards. | micromacrofoot wrote: | believe me, the anti-morality try-hards aren't any better | kibwen wrote: | I can only dream that I were half as passionate about computers | as Santore is about plants, and a tenth as articulate. The | foulmouthed Carl Sagan of the plant world. | doctorhandshake wrote: | Big fan. I hear his voice in my head whenever I scrabble around | my property. | beefandcheese wrote: | Same, doesn't help that I have a mushroom farm. | sprokolopolis wrote: | I've been watching his content for a while now and I love him. He | is a breath of fresh air in a field that is sometimes a bit dry. | He is hilarious, knowledgeable and brings so much life and | character to us in his content. If a little colorful language and | wit can get more people interested in nature we will all benefit. | We have to share this planet and the more we learn and love it, | we will hopefull take better care of it. | | I am not a botanist, but I always loved plants. When I was 5 | years old I had guerilla gardens growing all over the | neighborhood (mainly beans and flowers) and my grandparents | taught me how to forage for plants and fungus. Eventually, I | began memorizing plant taxonomies on my own. As a more self- | taught plant person, I identify a bit more with Santore, than I | do with others. | haroldp wrote: | Enthusiasm. | | He could do the same show without the poopy words and the sex | dungeon jokes and it would be just as good because he has a | contagious enthusiasm for the subject. Well _almost_ as good, | anyway. | bityard wrote: | Counterpoint: there are those of us who would know even less | about botany were it not for both this man's contagious | charisma and abundance of dick jokes. | colechristensen wrote: | But that's who he is. He could pretend to have manners to | offend fewer people but he doesn't have to, seems to be | getting on just fine without manners, and probably attracts a | lot of people who are put off by people who are dry and | proper all the time. | Severian wrote: | I've been following him for awhile now. Didn't realize how | popular he's become. I love the very Chicago accent, one of the | reasons I started watching. | ttyprintk wrote: | Botany includes mycology in most university departments. My | favorite episode is Late Night at the Mushroom Lab: | | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kJVXAALRfRo | asguy wrote: | His Berkeley Bowl videos is one of my favorites: | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PUFQouwqbe8 | showerst wrote: | Count me as someone who has gotten more interested in the natural | world thanks to Joey. His mycology stuff led me to Alan | Rockefeller who is also super cool, and does great talks and | videos. | ASinclair wrote: | I saw him speak at a Nerd Nite SF event. Very funny compared to | other presenters. I think he self-identified as having ADHD and | it shows. He knows a ton and is self-taught. | bliteben wrote: | His affected voice he does always reminds me of AVE | Adraghast wrote: | Go to Chicago. | anm89 wrote: | Awesome channel. Really worth a watch | weatherlight wrote: | His stuff is great :) Its entertaining and informative. He | certainly has a brand. | stuaxo wrote: | "in a landscape of American cultural decline" is a bit of a weird | thing to just chuck in the middle of the text. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-05-06 23:00 UTC)