Interesting video that goes deep in Kurzgesagt's financial and intelectual sources and shows how much billionares spend to change public acess to informaton
Germany-Affiliated State Media (their German channel is funded by the federal Government and has its HQ in the most expensive city of the country - München)
yeah the bill and melinda gates foundation web site actively lists him as a recipient of a pretty large grant if I recall. A "global policy advocacy" grant I think. I'd have to find the link again, but it's on there.
EDIT:
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/committed-grants/2015/11/opp1139276
"to advocate and communicate for increased and effective global health research and development funding through digital storytelling "
Division: Global Policy and Advocacy
Date: NOVEMBER 2015
Region served: GLOBAL
Committed amount: $570,000
Grant topic: Global Health and Development Public Awareness and Analysis
Duration (months): 49
Grantee location: Munich, Germany
The last time someone pointed this connection our kurzgesagt got very pissy and made a passive aggressive video about it lol.
The best thing about Kurzgesagt is that it's easy to change his channel name to Furzgesagt, which means "said fart" in German.
OK yes :im-vegan:
Hannah Ritchie being a consultant on meat at multiple places does not make her in conflict of interest.
