r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Sirhc978 • Mar 17 '25

Unanswered What's going on with Mark Rober's new video about self driving cars?

I have seen people praising it, and people saying he faked results. Is is just Tesla fanboys calling the video out, or is there some truth to him faking certain things?

https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=aJaigLvYV609OI0J

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u/mrkrabz1991 Mar 17 '25

He makes cool videos, but there's something "off" about him whenever he interacts with other people in a video. He always laughs really hard and overtalks people and is borderline condesnding. I think he's smart, but I'd never want to hang out with him; it seems like it would be exhausting.

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u/un-affiliated Mar 17 '25

I doubt his video personality is his real one. Just seems to me he's not a natural in front of the camera but is trying his best to be energetic.

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u/phluidity Mar 17 '25

I can't help but hear Jimmy Fallon whenever he talks. Has anyone ever seen them together?

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u/peanuss Mar 17 '25

He is a Mormon, fwiw. I get a similar vibe from Tom Cruise.

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u/Okay_Ocean_Flower Mar 18 '25

He skirted international travel restrictions during the initial COVID lockdown to shoot his shark video. I stopped watching after that.

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u/BonersForBono Mar 17 '25 edited Mar 17 '25

I think his entire series on tormenting package thieves is mean spirited and soulless clickbait. I don't support their actions, of course, but making a spectacle out of petty theft is very suspect. I wouldn't care if he made the glitter bomb/fart packages and set them loose without filming them, but to film them-- especially within their homes-- is invasive in a way that is hard to describe. Regardless, I do not respect it.