Why You Can't Trust Me

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  • Опубліковано 30 чер 2019
  • I went to a place called Coober Pedy to tell a story about water. • Sponsored by Audible: Go to audible.com/trustme or text ‘trustme’ to 500 500 to get started today.
    CORRECTIONS: www.tomscott.com/corrections/
    Thanks to everyone in Coober Pedy; I had a wonderful time there. I'm sorry this isn't the video you all hoped for!
    Sources for this video:
    Smerdon, B.; Ransley, T.; Radke, B.; Kellett, J. (2012) Water resource assessment for the Great Artesian Basin. A report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Great Artesian Basin Water Resource Assessment. Australia: CSIRO. doi.org/10.4225/08/584c45a39e1b5
    Martin, P. (2019). Opal capital Coober Pedy 'on knife-edge' as desert town faces water problem. Retrieved from www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-0...
    Coober Pedy weather: www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/201...
    Great Artesian Basin boundaries: Great Artesian Basin boundary: data.gov.au/data/dataset/241d...
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, creativecommons.org/licenses/b..., (c) Commonwealth of Australia (Bioregional Assessment Programme www.bioregionalassessments.gov.au), (c) Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2013
    I'm at tomscott.com
    on Twitter at / tomscott
    on Facebook at / tomscott
    and on Instagram as tomscottgo

КОМЕНТАРІ • 6 тис.

  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  4 роки тому +33278

    Thanks to everyone in Coober Pedy; I had a wonderful time there. I'm sorry this isn't the video you hoped for!

    • @nedwatson3440
      @nedwatson3440 4 роки тому +506

      I do trust you though!

    • @josephbrennan9712
      @josephbrennan9712 4 роки тому +183

      I dont

    • @73APhotography
      @73APhotography 4 роки тому +67

      This. The bloody days! That’s why I don’t trust you :0

    • @EchoHeo
      @EchoHeo 4 роки тому +133

      I dont trust you, and I love you

    • @SniperBoy-hp6xr
      @SniperBoy-hp6xr 4 роки тому +72

      If I can't trust , I guess . .
      I'll just unsubscribe

  • @thefrozenflames1658
    @thefrozenflames1658 3 роки тому +11639

    But Tom, I already emailed you my SSN, bank info, full name, personal information, and my passport! Now you’re telling me I can’t trust you?

    • @MatthewsStopMotions
      @MatthewsStopMotions 3 роки тому +136

      Lmao

    • @lgnd2k3
      @lgnd2k3 3 роки тому +546

      @Jeremy Braun ... 🤦‍♂️

    • @intaze
      @intaze 3 роки тому +58

      ✨ i d e n t i t y t h e f t ✨

    • @nplpo726
      @nplpo726 3 роки тому +4

      but why did you send it? (im dumb sorry)

    • @cheesecake-7177
      @cheesecake-7177 3 роки тому +88

      @@nplpo726 it's a joke

  • @isaacdoukaskomnenos8013
    @isaacdoukaskomnenos8013 4 роки тому +6761

    I can just imagine Tom in his bed at 2am not being able to sleep because of this

  • @darrenflips7346
    @darrenflips7346 3 роки тому +4072

    Tom scott: why you cant trust me
    Me who just watched a video of his called “i promise this story about the microwave is interesting” and had full faith in the title and still clicked:

    • @Headlock123456789
      @Headlock123456789 2 роки тому +211

      To be fair that video is heckin’ interesting.

    • @Julia33066
      @Julia33066 2 роки тому +39

      That video helped me in a history lesson

    • @zelitewarrior7783
      @zelitewarrior7783 Рік тому +4

      Bro same I just watched that!

    • @Eminence_1337
      @Eminence_1337 Рік тому +6

      dang same here I guess that UA-cam algorithm is working as intended.

    • @BGDMusic
      @BGDMusic Рік тому +3

      it was interesting i will say

  • @mattropolis99
    @mattropolis99 2 роки тому +3779

    "I'm not a journalist, I have never had training in determining the truth when it's murky"
    You have more credibility by reporting there were conflicts of opinion than 95% of journalism today that interview the side they want to portray and then assert the most outrage inducing opinion they state as fact to get clicks - for ads.

  • @abibnoor
    @abibnoor 4 роки тому +3614

    Imagine if politicians talked like this.

    • @thesepretzelssuckass247
      @thesepretzelssuckass247 3 роки тому +178

      They would get nowhere, hence why it doesn’t happen

    • @biggycheese4443
      @biggycheese4443 3 роки тому +302

      Sadly, i have wasted all your tax money on my brand new Mansion.

    • @margyb7469
      @margyb7469 3 роки тому +11

      It will never happen.

    • @abibnoor
      @abibnoor 3 роки тому +11

      @@lowercase_ash Hahaha trippy.

    • @mrdoormat6809
      @mrdoormat6809 3 роки тому +18

      It would risk their career and even, their live. Politic is dangerous and complicated profession.

  • @ajax5622
    @ajax5622 4 роки тому +4591

    You can trust a guy who passed out on a centrifuge just to show you how an average person will react to 4 or 5 Gs.

    • @VoidHeart1
      @VoidHeart1 3 роки тому +40

      I though you were talking about radio waves
      Then i remembered that vid 🤣

    • @imnotvladimirputin
      @imnotvladimirputin 3 роки тому +3

      I just watched that vid yesterday! 😂😂🤣🤣

    • @silic8873
      @silic8873 3 роки тому +2

      oh

    • @firstname697
      @firstname697 3 роки тому +27

      Anyone know what video that was from?

    • @thesteamengineer442
      @thesteamengineer442 3 роки тому +1

      My life is a lie

  • @parker4914
    @parker4914 3 роки тому +289

    Him admitting that I shouldn’t trust him, just makes me trust him all the more.

  • @Pixelcraftian
    @Pixelcraftian 2 роки тому +634

    Don’t know if I can trust you on that one, Tom.

  • @housewoodrow
    @housewoodrow 4 роки тому +9322

    It's genuinely touching how stressed you were about this.

    • @scarlety9109
      @scarlety9109 4 роки тому +23

      twobyfour 696 likes
      Nice
      😏

    • @sylvia7961
      @sylvia7961 4 роки тому +176

      @@scarlety9109 haha sex number youre so funny and quirky hahaha 🤣🤣🤣

    • @wizardx5138
      @wizardx5138 4 роки тому +7

      A Creative Username your sarcasm needs work. Also the number is 69, 64 is a rule of the Internet in which we switch sex.

    • @sylvia7961
      @sylvia7961 4 роки тому +37

      @@wizardx5138 did- did you not read the comment?? "twobyfour 696 likes
      Nice" I never mentioned the number 64..? also if the point was conveyed...

    • @altuervo
      @altuervo 4 роки тому +27

      @@wizardx5138 yo wat the 64 is in his username its blue see 😂

  • @whodis715
    @whodis715 4 роки тому +9361

    This sounds like an insane RPG quest where you find out the town conspiracy

    • @Fenriswaffle
      @Fenriswaffle 4 роки тому +335

      It smacks of Shadow of Innsmouth levels of "more than meets the eye". There are many fascinating and weird layers to peel back and it wouldn't at all be a stretch to make a story that water supply is short to support the deep underground population of fish people or somesuch.

    • @AlphaCore_
      @AlphaCore_ 4 роки тому +196

      brb, gonna make this with rpg maker

    • @alamrasyidi4097
      @alamrasyidi4097 4 роки тому +54

      @@AlphaCore_ tell us when you're done ;)

    • @silentt8161
      @silentt8161 4 роки тому +49

      @@Fenriswaffle ITS RANGO 2 !

    • @haikalhaz1851
      @haikalhaz1851 4 роки тому +38

      @@AlphaCore_ REALLY hope you're not joking

  • @fellfromspace
    @fellfromspace 2 роки тому +485

    Integrity, transparency, and honesty... the fact that you are so committed to educating your viewers about the potential for error in your own work and warning people about the risk of trusting you implicitly MAKES you worthy of trust. You've spelled out your policy, methods, and biases more clearly here than most major news organizations ever take the time to do. Well, done and thank you. I'll never understand why people and organizations have such a difficult time understanding that the ability to admit to and correct mistakes does not damage credibility. It inspires confidence.

  • @SeemsLikeSomething
    @SeemsLikeSomething Рік тому +82

    I feel bad how Tom is always a big ball of stress and anxiety about his work. Maybe he works too hard? Well, if you’re reading this Tom, don’t forget to give yourself time to breathe. Cheers, appreciate everything ya do!

  • @SatyaVenugopal
    @SatyaVenugopal 4 роки тому +8354

    "Why you can't trust me" says Tom Scott, in a brilliant piece of (intentional or unintentional) reverse psychology that will inevitably make us trust him more.

  • @dea6208
    @dea6208 3 роки тому +17480

    Yes Tom how can we trust you when most of us can't even guess your age

    • @TheSlodfj5
      @TheSlodfj5 3 роки тому +207

      quite indubitably 🤔
      😜😁😂

    • @Termodramatisch
      @Termodramatisch 3 роки тому +352

      Hes 36

    • @majaaina
      @majaaina 3 роки тому +1106

      @@Termodramatisch But how do we know we can trust you???

    • @Termodramatisch
      @Termodramatisch 3 роки тому +72

      @@majaaina Use your search engine.

    • @majaaina
      @majaaina 3 роки тому +571

      @@Termodramatisch It was a joke...

  • @WtchDctr
    @WtchDctr 2 роки тому +44

    The fact that you made a UA-cam and a website connection about every mistake you've ever made shows how much we can trust you. It takes a lot of humility, and therefore gives a lot of respect, to be able to admit your mistakes

  • @reignofpie6945
    @reignofpie6945 2 роки тому +63

    What a brilliant show of self-accountability. Any source which admits they aren't the ultimate, all knowing source of knowledge is a good source to return to.

  • @Fede_uyz
    @Fede_uyz 4 роки тому +8099

    "Dont trust me"
    Should i trust you and therefore not trust you, or should i not trust you and therefore trust you?
    This is known as the Scott's Dilema

  • @sanyr80
    @sanyr80 4 роки тому +12929

    “If anyone on the internet says you can trust them, they’re probably selling something... which reminds me, this video is sponsored by Audible” - great segue!

    • @rajathpai9573
      @rajathpai9573 4 роки тому +256

      Best segue to sponsorship ever, metajoking about it

    • @bruh-js7lo
      @bruh-js7lo 4 роки тому +28

      Rajath Pai plus it’s a princess bride reference

    • @wolbobus2130
      @wolbobus2130 4 роки тому +181

      So that's how its spelled, you have saved me future embarrassment my friend

    • @koloblicin4599
      @koloblicin4599 4 роки тому +60

      @@wolbobus2130 copy that! Linus Tech Tips uses the term constantly and while I deduced what it meant, it being a tech channel I actually thought they used "Segway" metaphorically 🙈😂😅 (EFL speaker)

    • @timothyalvis6654
      @timothyalvis6654 4 роки тому +6

      Started reading this comment exactly when Tom started saying it. Nice

  • @Someoneonyoutube
    @Someoneonyoutube 3 роки тому +73

    "why you cant trust me"
    *video preview shows grave-sized hole in the middle of the desert"

  • @flyingturret208thecannon5
    @flyingturret208thecannon5 2 роки тому +23

    Now, here’s how being trustworthy works, as far as I’m aware. When you make a statement, and it’s wrong, by admitting it is wrong, it shows you care about being truthful to the best of your ability, making you more reliable of a source

  • @elfteiroh
    @elfteiroh 3 роки тому +7310

    For me, this mainly shows how important “in person” investigation is.

    • @bloxer9563
      @bloxer9563 2 роки тому +29

      Truly; weird how nobody commented

    • @juliusroman8616
      @juliusroman8616 2 роки тому +184

      I read about a book about my own city written by a long term resident and I disagreed with some of the information written about it. That was around the point where I realized how important it is.

    • @elfteiroh
      @elfteiroh 2 роки тому +120

      @@juliusroman8616 your particular example also prove the importance of multiple point of view!

    • @taylorwarren2000
      @taylorwarren2000 2 роки тому +2

      Yes!

    • @thelitmango6333
      @thelitmango6333 2 роки тому +11

      Or people could right and you could be right as well, just depends on your perspective and who you speak to.

  • @TheHorrorDevotee
    @TheHorrorDevotee 3 роки тому +4258

    "I'm sorry, babe, I didn't correctly put in my citations."
    "Why couldn't you have just cheated instead?!"

    • @jdog7668
      @jdog7668 2 роки тому +40

      You have a double space between your you and have.

    • @jdog7668
      @jdog7668 2 роки тому +43

      I also have made a mistake.

    • @robhiggins7823
      @robhiggins7823 2 роки тому +23

      I also made a mistake

    • @jdog7668
      @jdog7668 2 роки тому +18

      @@robhiggins7823 Thank you for correcting me.

    • @processedpotato9378
      @processedpotato9378 2 роки тому +44

      I was also a mistake

  • @joeyrobinson9118
    @joeyrobinson9118 2 роки тому +8

    I respect you much more for 2 reasons: You are willing to admit your mistakes and attempt to make right what you may have done wrong, and 2, you made such a smooth transition into your sponsored bit that I wasn't mad about an Audible ad.

  • @isaacpeachey8609
    @isaacpeachey8609 3 роки тому +17

    This town is more interesting than I would ever imagine.

  • @Charlie-mr1sb
    @Charlie-mr1sb 4 роки тому +4622

    toms next video
    ‘The interesting murder I committed’

    • @sciblastofficial9833
      @sciblastofficial9833 4 роки тому +40

      @darklordster Yellowstone Park, Idaho

    • @JesusJuenger
      @JesusJuenger 4 роки тому +54

      Amazing Places: "This is HM Prison Belmarsh" --

    • @apothecurio
      @apothecurio 4 роки тому +7

      Charlie “the murder everyone has committed”

    • @BigMac0369
      @BigMac0369 3 роки тому

      Back in 1999

  • @wizardcoolio
    @wizardcoolio 4 роки тому +56961

    haha jokes on you tom, admitting mistakes increases your credibility

  • @yokab
    @yokab Рік тому +7

    Tom is the type of journalist that we actually need, not someone who search for blood and conflict, but someone who seeks answers and makes an effort to inform his audience when he's wrong.

  • @ForgedEggs
    @ForgedEggs 2 роки тому +20

    "Why you can't trust me"
    I don't need 10 minutes of explaining, you're too handsome to trust.

  • @bermudarailway
    @bermudarailway 4 роки тому +7339

    Your honesty is admirable so you could never be a politician.

  • @jasonthesnow
    @jasonthesnow 4 роки тому +1939

    “Which reminds me this is sponsored by audible” literally iconic

  • @ChromaTK
    @ChromaTK 9 місяців тому +2

    bro really made a video, realized it was all wrong, and then managed to find a way to still make it into a releasable video
    respect

  • @anti_nana4463
    @anti_nana4463 2 роки тому +9

    This is the greatest piece of content I’ve ever watched. It’s like seeing the way my brain formulates things put out in front of me in a consumable form. Subbed!!

  • @christianbh
    @christianbh 4 роки тому +2777

    “Trust but verify” is what I think you’re trying to say Tom

    • @nob2243
      @nob2243 4 роки тому +34

      'And Americans think they came up with that one."

    • @macforme
      @macforme 4 роки тому +14

      @@nob2243 Ronald Regan while negotiating with Gorbachev

    • @donrobertson4940
      @donrobertson4940 4 роки тому +25

      Trust in god but always tie up your camel.

    • @zachfila
      @zachfila 3 роки тому +2

      noob2243 it was the Russians

    • @zevac
      @zevac 3 роки тому +5

      @@nob2243 is that a foreigner I smell?

  • @PlayerZeroStart
    @PlayerZeroStart 3 роки тому +5229

    Proof that Tom Scott doesn't record his videos in a single take.

    • @riseofthephoenix
      @riseofthephoenix 3 роки тому +184

      *not all

    • @sourcererseven3858
      @sourcererseven3858 3 роки тому +393

      Unless you see him celebrating that it was done in one take at the end of the video 😁

    • @jamshush
      @jamshush 2 роки тому +66

      The Dasani video says otherwise

    • @magickaito5496
      @magickaito5496 2 роки тому +7

      i wanna believe this is a joke cuz i laughed hard

    • @tubsy4519
      @tubsy4519 2 роки тому +3

      @@sourcererseven3858 "wait did i go the right way there"

  • @Sgtspork
    @Sgtspork 2 роки тому +7

    Kudos to you sir! Many UA-camrs would just 'go with it as is' and you can't totally fault them due to time and investment.. but being accountable to both your fanbase AND the people you are documenting.. it's a lasting strategy. Reputation means alot, word gets around. You know, besides it just being the proper thing to do.. 🙂

  • @yeoldmatey1118
    @yeoldmatey1118 Рік тому +1

    That has got to be the best ad anyone has ever delivered

  • @tomlee_bomlee
    @tomlee_bomlee 4 роки тому +1231

    the title sounds like he’s... breaking up with us

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 4 роки тому +6004

    Trust me when I say you shouldn’t trust me
    Wait what?

    • @alexls1923
      @alexls1923 4 роки тому +118

      *gives him all my personal data*
      “Wait, what?”
      Bank account is drained in 2 seconds and I’m now wanted for multiple accounts of identity theft

    • @J0k3r399
      @J0k3r399 4 роки тому +63

      DOES NOT COMPUTE

    • @nickolazcarters
      @nickolazcarters 4 роки тому +10

      Rewind time

    • @FMRovers
      @FMRovers 4 роки тому +9

      paradox kitties !!

    • @najrenchelf2751
      @najrenchelf2751 4 роки тому +15

      *ERROR 404*

  • @vexrich
    @vexrich 2 роки тому +6

    When you're a kid and you think that every adult knows exactly what's going on, but then you grow up and realize that nobody knows what they're doing.

  • @criticalhorizon
    @criticalhorizon Рік тому +2

    You are probably one of the most honest person I've seen. Thank You.

  • @vke6077
    @vke6077 4 роки тому +2418

    "I'm not a robot"
    "Why you can't trust me"
    ok tom

    • @svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038
      @svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038 4 роки тому +54

      If Tom is the spokesperson of our soon-to-be robot overlords, I'm fairly ok with that. I mean, just look at some of the world leaders we currently have, can't be worse right? ;P

    • @brickvideos4851
      @brickvideos4851 4 роки тому +11

      Is it a profound statement about how robots are actually *more* trustworthy than humans?

    • @davel7037
      @davel7037 4 роки тому +6

      @@svchineeljunk-riggedschoon4038 you learned nothing from this video

    • @meowmyr
      @meowmyr 3 роки тому +4

      ok tomputer

    • @tiramiisu0
      @tiramiisu0 3 роки тому +1

      mad sus

  • @TheMajorStranger
    @TheMajorStranger 4 роки тому +16336

    imagine Tom Scott on a date
    Tom:"You should not trust me, i'm not reliable"
    Date:" How come? you're a cheater? a player?"
    Tom:" I don't always provide citation and don't look at the politics sometime"

    • @manuell3505
      @manuell3505 4 роки тому +738

      "My DNA doesn't comply with morality"

    • @moisesramirez9654
      @moisesramirez9654 3 роки тому +547

      "I wouldve preferred if you were a cheater..."

    • @chintamanivivek
      @chintamanivivek 3 роки тому +86

      I don't trust anyone. Perhaps trust happens only when transactions take place. Or I'd have to say, when things involve a give and take of some sort. Fair play.

    • @nevermind8063
      @nevermind8063 3 роки тому +11

      nevermind

    • @dhuh943
      @dhuh943 3 роки тому +63

      "I love you citation the electrical impulses from my brain the dopamins blah blah blah"

  • @bobbyyoungs9848
    @bobbyyoungs9848 2 роки тому

    I recently discovered your channel and really love your delivery. This video just makes me like your stuff more. Love the honesty. Thanks

  • @braddoherty5984
    @braddoherty5984 Рік тому +1

    I really respect your attention to facts and credibility of your sources of information, and willingness to admit when you may have got something wrong, or like in this case, where the facts are conflicting. Too few of us as a society are willing to do that. Keep up the great work.

  • @StarshadowMelody
    @StarshadowMelody 4 роки тому +1733

    "If anyone on the internet says you can trust them, they're, probably selling something."
    Cut to sponsor.
    That was brilliant.

    • @OustFox
      @OustFox 4 роки тому +49

      Sponsor code is "TRUST ME" 😂😂😂

    • @fumseck
      @fumseck 4 роки тому +10

      Unintended pun with the last sentence?

    • @GreenZapperZ
      @GreenZapperZ 4 роки тому +39

      No, it was Audible.

    • @nativeafroeurasian
      @nativeafroeurasian 3 роки тому +3

      @@GreenZapperZ I wanted to comment that :(

  • @honestcitizen1983
    @honestcitizen1983 Рік тому +3

    My friend, so far, I know your honest that's what really matters. I love your stuff.

  • @OneBiasedOpinion
    @OneBiasedOpinion Рік тому +6

    Admitting actual mistakes when you make them is a huge step forward in increasing credibility. Something not many people are aware of these days.

  • @Frank-do1bg
    @Frank-do1bg 4 роки тому +2587

    0:05 "This video is going to be a little different to normal."
    Tom, none of your videos are normal, they are all so different and interesting and that is phenomenal.

    • @five_times_avy
      @five_times_avy 3 роки тому +28

      I one hundred percent agree.

    • @QuiltbagFleabag
      @QuiltbagFleabag 3 роки тому +5

      Fact

    • @kerlebeka2814
      @kerlebeka2814 3 роки тому +4

      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

    • @unitedsheepdefenseforce7862
      @unitedsheepdefenseforce7862 2 роки тому

      But isn’t it normal in the fact that it isn’t normal?

    • @peachierose3356
      @peachierose3356 Рік тому

      yes

  • @chepulis
    @chepulis 4 роки тому +1392

    Correction: you've made an error in the title, this video displays exactly why we can trust you.

    • @desp8161
      @desp8161 4 роки тому +59

      Then we can't trust him

    • @mrtycho26
      @mrtycho26 4 роки тому +31

      @@desp8161 Dammit!

    • @Devilogic
      @Devilogic 4 роки тому +19

      It's an exercise in reverse psychology ... ;)

    • @davel7037
      @davel7037 4 роки тому

      This is to control your mind

  • @robbylock1741
    @robbylock1741 2 роки тому

    Thank you! THANK YOU! You're real honesty is very much appreciated and the point very well taken!

  • @oakenshadow6763
    @oakenshadow6763 Рік тому

    You are so awesome. To show you can do so much research and still not know everything when you get there. You are amazing. Thank you for encouraging me to keep learning!

  • @Sh-hg8kf
    @Sh-hg8kf 4 роки тому +10000

    Tom Scott : "I'm not the Messiah!"
    Everyone : "He's the Messiah!"

    • @DaedalusCommunity
      @DaedalusCommunity 4 роки тому +182

      He's a very naughty boy!

    • @capoz33
      @capoz33 4 роки тому +5

      The Shadowgunner emperor of mankind be like

    • @kissmyacidrocks
      @kissmyacidrocks 4 роки тому +40

      FOLLOW THE GOURD, TOMS GOURD
      EVERYONE!!! .... let us PRAY

    • @stepexgd6628
      @stepexgd6628 4 роки тому +13

      He's not a messiah. He's just another fallible human being.

    • @cretinousswine8234
      @cretinousswine8234 4 роки тому +14

      A comment about a messiah that has 666 likes. Sweet!

  • @bustersbrain
    @bustersbrain 4 роки тому +2854

    How the HELL did you make quoting citations into a riveting story? You have a gift. New subscriber.

  • @johnfrancis2300
    @johnfrancis2300 2 роки тому +6

    Nice work, I wish more people, even with research would say, "I don't know" instead of thinking they understand complex and changing situations that actually have unpredictable outcomes

    • @goatythecringeyone7686
      @goatythecringeyone7686 2 роки тому +1

      A lot of English students are expected to write as if what they are saying is factual. It is wrong to write in an essay or SA that 'I believe this is the case' or 'This seems to be the case'. It is required that students write that 'This is the case'. Whilst, it works well for writing persuasively and showing confidence of one's efforts, it doesn't translate well into actual journalism, as it has caused people to state interpretive views as fact.

    • @slushpuppie19
      @slushpuppie19 2 роки тому +3

      It's hard though, we like to think we understand things. Knowing that we know nothing is a bit depressing ha

  • @Antigen__
    @Antigen__ 2 роки тому +6

    I think it's strangely poetic yet also unsettling how seemingly no one who runs that town actually knows how it runs

  • @konakg8174
    @konakg8174 4 роки тому +3546

    Tom, tom. You must always remember the golden words of journalism: "Can you clarify this/something for me?"
    If you say "Well this says you're wrong", that's confrontational. If you say "Can you clarify this, because this says something different", you sound like you're actually asking the person to correct it.

    • @RobBCactive
      @RobBCactive 4 роки тому +185

      Journalists often report opinion not facts, they're not qualified to determine fact but just report the fact that someone said X.
      Frankly anyone knowledgeable who's been close to a reported story, tends to be disappointed in how inaccurate reports are.

    • @IkeOkerekeNews
      @IkeOkerekeNews 4 роки тому +31

      @@RobBCactive
      No, that's false.

    • @IdleWorker
      @IdleWorker 4 роки тому +91

      Same thing when you work in tech support, you dont ask ”have you connected the power cable?”, you ask ”what happens when you connect the power cable?”.

    • @Ruhrpottpatriot
      @Ruhrpottpatriot 4 роки тому +22

      @@RobBCactive Persons knowledgeable are not the intended audience of a news report. Yes, news articles may have errors, that's a given considering the writers are human and more often than not the facts are not as clear cut as one might believe. However, simplifications have to happen for the intended audience to even grasp the basic concepts of thw topic.
      Sure I could let a cryptographer write about password security in a newspaper, but how many would understand it?

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb 4 роки тому +4

      @@IkeOkerekeNews no it isn't

  • @nddragoon
    @nddragoon 4 роки тому +1364

    I love it when people can actually admit when they don't know something. An "I don't know" is thousands of times better than a wrong answer.

    • @franchufranchu119
      @franchufranchu119 4 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @AaronRenner
      @AaronRenner 4 роки тому +18

      A concept my former boss never understood

    • @Swagmittens
      @Swagmittens 4 роки тому +30

      except when you're in an exam, it's better to give the question a try

    • @steveoh9025
      @steveoh9025 4 роки тому +6

      @@1Slamalama1 what times?

    • @PBMS123
      @PBMS123 4 роки тому +13

      @@Swagmittens Not always. In exams with penalisations for wrong answers, no answer is better.

  • @alphalp.4454
    @alphalp.4454 Рік тому +1

    I respect you alot for genuinely caring about the validity of the information you put into your videos its not something everybody does especially on the internet

  • @hansy3
    @hansy3 9 місяців тому

    Love you Tom. Your work is so interesting.

  • @PuzzL_
    @PuzzL_ 4 роки тому +13602

    All of us: Tom Scott's videos are great. Keep 'em comin!
    Tom Scott: I am so sorry I disappointed you. I will try harder.

    • @charliespinoza1966
      @charliespinoza1966 4 роки тому +70

      +

    • @feha92
      @feha92 4 роки тому +338

      While this made me laugh, I am getting quite sick of this meme-format... As such I am feeling very conflicted now.

    • @thatonedude
      @thatonedude 4 роки тому +55

      @@feha92 good for you. I guess.

    • @rarrawer
      @rarrawer 4 роки тому +41

      That's a significant part of why we like him.

    • @TheRealFlenuan
      @TheRealFlenuan 4 роки тому +89

      feha92 It's just a joke format, not tied to the “No one:” meme

  • @Hood_Lemon
    @Hood_Lemon 4 роки тому +2558

    Welcome to Australia.
    We have No Idea where anything comes from, also our government is a mess.

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 2 роки тому +1

    This is a good lesson in journalism.

  • @bigh.9355
    @bigh.9355 Рік тому +3

    Honesty. Just the concept of being as truthful as one cam be, even if they get it wrong periodically.
    I appreciate you so much for this.
    Thank you

  • @KumaraDosha
    @KumaraDosha 3 роки тому +679

    "Anybody claiming you can trust them on the internet is probably trying to sell you something. You can't trust me. Now here's a thing you should buy--" Smooth moves.

    • @DonVhanDude
      @DonVhanDude 2 роки тому +5

      right? same thoughts lmfao

  • @ryans6900
    @ryans6900 4 роки тому +446

    Not gonna lie, I'm Australian, have actually stayed in one of the underground hotels showed in the video, still have opals I found there when I was a kid, and until watching this video, fully believed the town was called Cooper Pedy, not Coober

    • @blacknoir3565
      @blacknoir3565 3 роки тому +57

      Same, I’m Australian and I’ve stayed at one of the hotels in the video. I broke the white pole in the background at 0:43

    • @jacobrawlinson12
      @jacobrawlinson12 3 роки тому +5

      I'm here rn and well it's not as it was advertised

    • @soccerboy1447
      @soccerboy1447 3 роки тому

      I only found out it was coober a few years ago. And im Australian...

    • @noway8222
      @noway8222 3 роки тому +15

      Tom is just learning Australians don't give straight answers because most of the time we don't even know ourselves

    • @1SweetPete
      @1SweetPete 3 роки тому +1

      Wait what, it's not Cooper Pedy? Now that's a red flag for trust at face value if I ever heard one. Can't even trust reality now

  • @Seventh_Elf
    @Seventh_Elf 2 роки тому +1

    I thought it was gonna claim all of his single-take videos were multiple takes that were expertly put together

  • @jnburch
    @jnburch Рік тому

    It’s crazy how refreshing honesty and the acceptance of mistakes can be.

  • @chiffmonkey
    @chiffmonkey 4 роки тому +1257

    BBC News: "Why you can trust us."
    Tom Scott: "Why you can't trust me."

    • @anawesomepet
      @anawesomepet 3 роки тому +108

      Kurzgesagt: Can you trust us?

    • @feelthebern795
      @feelthebern795 3 роки тому +18

      Richard Nixon: “Why you can’t trust me.”

    • @thepixelkings3491
      @thepixelkings3491 3 роки тому +27

      @@anawesomepet Does trust actually exist?

    • @enteredyournamecorrectly9682
      @enteredyournamecorrectly9682 3 роки тому +36

      @@thepixelkings3491 Trust - in a nutshell

    • @HolyKhaaaaan
      @HolyKhaaaaan 3 роки тому +5

      UA-cam political pundits: Don't trust us, but DEFINITELY don't trust them!

  • @joesjunkyard935
    @joesjunkyard935 4 роки тому +2519

    Nice try Tom. Heres my SSN, bank account and all passwords

    • @relda9270
      @relda9270 4 роки тому +7

      Where?

    • @garyvte
      @garyvte 4 роки тому +72

      Relda Here: XXXX XXXX XXXX oh wait I forgot UA-cam detects this stuff and automatically censors it :(

    • @jas2800
      @jas2800 4 роки тому +59

      *Shrek* 4829 6282 0182

    • @jas2800
      @jas2800 4 роки тому +44

      No it doesn’t

    • @YansenQT
      @YansenQT 4 роки тому +22

      @@jas2800 i hope thats not a real credit number

  • @funtimenetwork
    @funtimenetwork 2 роки тому

    Wow integrity and honesty. Thank you for doing the right thing and reminding us to be responsible intellectuals.

  • @abigaillubbee979
    @abigaillubbee979 2 роки тому

    And now we trust you even more. Well done, Tom. Sending love from South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @darkridge
    @darkridge 4 роки тому +1015

    The twist: Coober Pedy isn't a real place and this whole video is an elaborate April fools joke posted exactly three months late.

    • @thryduulf
      @thryduulf 4 роки тому +50

      @@bruno_kunda but can we trust you?

    • @VictorianTransportSpotter
      @VictorianTransportSpotter 4 роки тому +2

      I’ve also been there

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau 4 роки тому +20

      @@VictorianTransportSpotter But can we trust you as well?

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau 4 роки тому +18

      @@EduardoEscarez I don't trust us Australians either. The truth is out there.

    • @lenschwedt9646
      @lenschwedt9646 4 роки тому +15

      How could there be an australia?It is upside down and would have fallen of years ago? (Please dont punch me for my taste in humor) XD

  • @achillendimond2124
    @achillendimond2124 4 роки тому +574

    It’s like that Neil Degrasse Tyson quote from his Masterclass Ad that I keep seeing pop up everywhere: “the problem is knowing enough about a subject to think you are right, but not knowing enough about a subject to know you are wrong”

  • @virginiapicker
    @virginiapicker 2 роки тому

    Boy, how great would it be if more researchers and journalists were this conscientious and honest.

  • @TheOriginalCoolDad
    @TheOriginalCoolDad Рік тому

    I have enjoyed your videos for some time now, but as I just found this one, your blunt honesty gained my subscription. I wish more people were as forthright about their research.

  • @isaaccervantesgarcia
    @isaaccervantesgarcia 3 роки тому +415

    "You can't trust me, trust me on this one."

  • @thryduulf
    @thryduulf 4 роки тому +1131

    This reminds me of the best graffiti I've ever seen, I think it was in Shoreditch.
    In big bold letters someone had written "Question everything". Below it, in clearly different handwriting, was a response - "Why?"
    I wish now I'd taken a photo of it, but you'll just have to, err, trust me.

    • @chielwouterscw
      @chielwouterscw 4 роки тому +116

      Chris McKenna I've seen a picture of that exact graffiti somewhere on the internet. If it's worth anything, I can "confirm" the story is real.

    • @bittern4464
      @bittern4464 4 роки тому +83

      @@chielwouterscw but why should we trust you? ;)

    • @elete0447
      @elete0447 4 роки тому +7

      Omg that's amazing.

    • @MrFilipang
      @MrFilipang 4 роки тому +9

      Trust me when i say i don't trust any of you... or do i?

    •  4 роки тому +11

      Can I even trust myself ?

  • @Dhguitarjunkie032492
    @Dhguitarjunkie032492 2 роки тому +1

    This restored some faith in humanity. To be able to honorably acknowledge an error and misrepresentation… and use that as an example of how easy it is for all of us to be wrong and encourage true research… best video on UA-cam.

  • @DW-rs1pr
    @DW-rs1pr Рік тому

    This is my favourite tom Scott video. Its so interestingly edited and done

  • @SergeiFragov
    @SergeiFragov 4 роки тому +1952

    Tom, I never regarded these videos as 'the absolute truth'. No one in their right mind really expects them to be. What we all trust is that you are going to do your best to present things as true and factual as you have found them.
    Thank you for the hard work and the interesting stories and places you share with us.

    • @pi_
      @pi_ 4 роки тому +4

      I can't agree more

    • @bruceboa6384
      @bruceboa6384 4 роки тому

      +

    • @KingTaltia
      @KingTaltia 4 роки тому +5

      It's just how things work. Everyone can be wrong, everyone can lie. Everyone does. I've never been a huge "GASP, YOU LIED TO ME" person. After all, the world's full of balance, and you can't have a surprise party without a lie. So, point of this comment. Nothing is right, nothing is wrong, just let things sit on that gray line, even science changes periodically, even though "the science" doesn't. We're human, don't expect yourself to know the whole story.

    • @elevown
      @elevown 4 роки тому +4

      Yup 100% agree. I expect you to do your best at representing the truth as you know it Tom. I know ofcourse its possible some bits are wrong- I can always research more myself if I think there is a need to know in more detail. What I trust 100% is that you would never deliberately lie or make stuff up.
      It's the same for even well respected long running shows on bbc or somewhere- they are trusting to their experts and trying to fact check them as best they can, and not present as fact if something is up in the air etc- but they still make mistakes too. They just try to make as few as they can.

    • @christopherlee9026
      @christopherlee9026 4 роки тому +1

      I mean we can only ever get close to the truth, we can't ever know absolute truth or at least know for certain that we know the absolute truth because we experience things through our sense perception and our senses aren't 100% accurate nor is our memories nor is how we think about things unfiltered by things like logical fallacies - in other words we can get close enough to truth but we most likely will never be able to know 100% objective truth because we're limited beings.

  • @ixamraxi
    @ixamraxi 4 роки тому +1332

    One should always uphold a healthy level of skepticism, even with respect to sources they otherwise trust. I'd say that you're trust _worthy,_ as being honest and truthful doesn't always mean being accurate, or even correct.

  • @marknc9616
    @marknc9616 2 роки тому +3

    A similar situation is when you have to prove the absence of something. That can get tricky and convoluted.

  • @theguywhowearsamonitor6411
    @theguywhowearsamonitor6411 Рік тому +1

    I will trust you with every cell in my body.
    There will never be a situation where we can't trust you.

  • @zakuraayame5091
    @zakuraayame5091 4 роки тому +593

    "No one should trust a single source" ... now there is a statement you can trust!

    • @renakunisaki
      @renakunisaki 4 роки тому +80

      Nobody should trust a single source.
      There, now that statement is coming from multiple sources.

    • @grand-dadmiral
      @grand-dadmiral 4 роки тому +19

      I'll say so too, just to make it all the more credible.
      No-one should trust a single source. There ya go.

    • @georginho36
      @georginho36 4 роки тому +16

      No one should trust a single source. We stand as one.

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 4 роки тому +21

      People should trust a single source.
      Now we are in conflict.

    • @grand-dadmiral
      @grand-dadmiral 4 роки тому +15

      @@theapexsurvivor9538 Wait a minute! How did this happen? We're smarter than this!

  • @peppertalks6948
    @peppertalks6948 4 роки тому +418

    You can’t tell me what to do. I’m going to trust you implicitly now, out of spite. Take that Tom.

  • @noramaddy4409
    @noramaddy4409 3 роки тому

    I subscribed because I liked your honesty and that last honk sealed it!

  • @jonathanbailie
    @jonathanbailie 2 роки тому

    Very good point and lesson taken from the video. Cheers Tom and Crew!

  • @PaulPaulPaulson
    @PaulPaulPaulson 4 роки тому +1611

    So, Citation Needed is back? 😎

    • @Briantho2010
      @Briantho2010 4 роки тому +77

      Paul Paulson The whole time I was waiting for a “ Citation Needed” joke.

    • @cdw2468
      @cdw2468 4 роки тому +49

      This would have been a good park bench

    • @mukrifachri
      @mukrifachri 4 роки тому +37

      It has been a constant Technical Difficulties...

    • @MrHack4never
      @MrHack4never 4 роки тому +18

      It makes Tom seem questionable

    • @luigigaminglp
      @luigigaminglp 4 роки тому +4

      Wow, all those amazing punces

  • @theSam91
    @theSam91 4 роки тому +673

    It's such a common story here in Australia and especially in the outback; wherever there is water, there is politics, disagreement and sometimes conflict.

    • @krashd
      @krashd 4 роки тому +65

      Until the road warrior comes along in his V8 Interceptor and sorts it all out...

    • @arnerademacker8548
      @arnerademacker8548 4 роки тому +21

      @@krashd Slow down there, Mad Max

    • @IliasJoels
      @IliasJoels 4 роки тому +25

      And in the rest of the world wherever there is oil or gas, there is politics, disagreement and sometimes conflict.

    • @max7694
      @max7694 4 роки тому +20

      Sometimes with emus

    • @arnerademacker8548
      @arnerademacker8548 4 роки тому +21

      @@max7694 We shall all remember the Great Emu War.

  • @neobob6704
    @neobob6704 2 роки тому

    i love this vidéo it remind me we should trust anyone on internet but it also remind me how smart and clairvoyant and honette u are and it will make me trust you even more

  • @iamShorteh
    @iamShorteh 2 роки тому

    Thanks Tom for showing integrity and accountability

  • @GwresYnKernow
    @GwresYnKernow 4 роки тому +522

    No, Tom, this is why we CAN trust you. Because when you make a mistake, you post a video like this instead of just uploading the original video and hoping we don't notice.

  • @jotunn8021
    @jotunn8021 3 роки тому +3307

    Tom: This summer they broke their record 118 degrees
    Also Tom wearing a jacket

    • @dawidkrzyczkowski4289
      @dawidkrzyczkowski4289 3 роки тому +329

      The video is called "why you can't trust me"

    • @thelem0njnr_393
      @thelem0njnr_393 3 роки тому +111

      It’s the morning and it get gets to just above 0°C

    • @capivara6094
      @capivara6094 2 роки тому +28

      if the temperature is above 36Cº. wearing a lot of clothes would actually help

    • @pigeonwithagun7986
      @pigeonwithagun7986 2 роки тому +96

      Jackets dont just keep you warm, they protect you from the heat too. Why do you think people who live in the desert wear lots of layers

    • @gave722
      @gave722 2 роки тому +95

      this video was uploaded in july which means that is was winter in australia at the time of filming

  • @laufeysong
    @laufeysong 2 роки тому +5

    Earlier this year, I went on a road trip around Australia with my family. We visited Coober Pedy; and I remembering buying opal earrings and necklace and the heavenly loaded fries from the petrol station. If you ever consider coming over to Australia, absolutely do it! You will not regret it.

  • @pieceofschmidtgamer
    @pieceofschmidtgamer 2 роки тому +1

    If only the News Media was as honest about their own fallibility as Tom is.

  • @BrushEm
    @BrushEm 4 роки тому +6418

    Tom: "Don't trust me"
    Everyone: *Trusts him even more*
    Tom: "Am i a joke to you?"

    • @RainaRamsay
      @RainaRamsay 4 роки тому +5

      XD

    • @joshl90
      @joshl90 4 роки тому +4

      Kye excellent

    • @demonsXneverXdie
      @demonsXneverXdie 4 роки тому +2

      XD

    • @hughjanus3186
      @hughjanus3186 4 роки тому +3

      eks de

    • @boobah5643
      @boobah5643 4 роки тому +37

      It's a well known bit of confidence lore that one of the best ways to get people to trust you more is to explain why they shouldn't trust you.

  • @CSmyth-
    @CSmyth- 4 роки тому +519

    Nobody's perfect. Not everybody has the balls to admit that. Well done, Tom.

    • @DoesThisWork888
      @DoesThisWork888 4 роки тому +1

      Imagine the world where people could admit their mistakes. One day, I hope.

  • @colin3253
    @colin3253 2 роки тому

    Thanks for your honesty.

  • @mktaters310
    @mktaters310 2 роки тому +1

    I have a lot of respect for someone who admits to their mistakes. Someone who goes through with the expenses to write a story (flying to another continent, talking to random people, using their valuable time) and delivering it how they morally feel it should be delivered, is amazing to see in todays world. In fact Kurzgesagt JUST made a video titled, "We Lied To You" 'and we'll do it again.'" I believe it takes a person of incredible moral stature to admit to their mistakes. You're not always trying to teach everything about a subject necessarily. You're enlightening people of a topic and inspiring them to research or learn about it themselves and that is what teaching should be.