I am actually more surprised at the Full Robotic rovers on the moon in 1970. India even with modern technology finds it hard to land a rover compared to what soviets did in those days with limited technology is beyond impressive.
India's first attempt at an orbiter was successful, and their first lander mission failed only due to a software issue. I don't think there's enough data yet to say that they "find it hard" compared to the Soviets.
People are making videos either because they want to or there are greater incentives for that than space fields. The goal should be to create more enthusiasm among people about this field and provide greater incentives to work in this field rather than bashing their fields. What you said in the last sentence reeks of "how the field I like is superior than others".
i don't know. i see the tiktok generation as druggies who require a daily shot of likes and hearts and shares to feel the adrenaline and dopamine shot. call me old fashioned but i do not have an online presence in my name. I learned from the early days to not give my real name in chat rooms and things carried over from there.
i do not own a youtube/google account and use newpipe so i do not have the urge to "comment" on a video on youtube, or use twitter to voice my opinion. Anyway, what i am getting to us, why doesn't someone like musk re-start the science grassroots level industry across the world? we have things like pi and arduino which are doing their bit in helping re build the hacker culture in the kids but imo its needs more energetic push, across the world.
imagine what kids can do with current tech if they are made to pour their energy from tiktok cringe into science
i write a comment on HN, then another later. occasionally i check the replies in the comments page that makes me answer but the thread does not go too deep for me. i do not spend "that" much time here.