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If he just stepped back and kept his personality out of it would be much more tolerable.

His target audience is not the highly technical, but the public at large - including children. He's a space ambassador in that he wants to get the current and upcoming generation excited and learning about space.

With that said, he has been able to get in-situ interviews with rocket company CEOs including his amazing 2 hour almost single take video tour with Elon Musk [0] where I was able see Elon comfortable in speaking much more deeply, candidly, and enjoyably than with any interviewer/reporter prior. Tim Dodd is no professional engineer but he really knows his stuff. His personality helps bridge the gap between the highly technical and the layman.

[0] https://youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw

Well put.

Personally I love that Tim's personality shines through in his videos. His enthusiasm is infectious and just plain nice to see, IMO.

Why. The personality removes so much information density.

Well, after spending eight hours working demanding jobs, be it physical or mentally, everyday people usually like to spend their free time with something a little more relaxing, and for most people that isn't reading documentation or reading highky technical engineering papers but rather watching a highly enthusiastic guy try and share his joy of rocket science.

Content can be also be entertaining to watch. Not everyone wants to superoptimize their time.

Then just read a university text-book and don't look for that in a educational video.

That’s a good point. I’m not an engineer yet I prefer there be more description and less personality shining through; but you make a good point about target audience. And as you say he prepares for the material and does well to understand the experts.

Well sure, but there are moments where Elon just flat out ignores him, so idk.

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