Comments on: Crisisofcredit.com: A Sample Solution for Simplyfying Complex Data http://www.afterthebuzz.com/2009/03/20/crisisofcreditcom-a-sample-solution-for-simplyfying-complex-data/ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:24:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Alexander Cyliax http://www.afterthebuzz.com/2009/03/20/crisisofcreditcom-a-sample-solution-for-simplyfying-complex-data/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Alexander Cyliax Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:24:07 +0000 http://afterthebuzz.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-5 I totally get your point, but the intention of the video (besides getting a good grade for the thesis work) is neither to "advocate" simplyfying things in general, nor to give an in-depth explanation, but to deliver an entry point for further understanding on which people are asking for more information about the topic. Since this financial crisis not only has a world-wide impact, but also affects the very personal life of many people, it is essential that a majority of the people, even if they're not interested in things like these in general, understands the underlying problems and how this financial landslide could have hit the world so hard. Therefore it makes people talk throughout many layers of society. And when people talk, failures are revealed and solutions for the future are born. I totally get your point, but the intention of the video (besides getting a good grade for the thesis work) is neither to “advocate” simplyfying things in general, nor to give an in-depth explanation, but to deliver an entry point for further understanding on which people are asking for more information about the topic.

Since this financial crisis not only has a world-wide impact, but also affects the very personal life of many people, it is essential that a majority of the people, even if they’re not interested in things like these in general, understands the underlying problems and how this financial landslide could have hit the world so hard.

Therefore it makes people talk throughout many layers of society. And when people talk, failures are revealed and solutions for the future are born.

]]> By: floz http://www.afterthebuzz.com/2009/03/20/crisisofcreditcom-a-sample-solution-for-simplyfying-complex-data/comment-page-1/#comment-4 floz Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:38:10 +0000 http://afterthebuzz.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-4 i honestly do not believe in popular science and the clip advocates the idea of simplifying/popular science. if i would, i should believe what's written in the daily mail/mirror/news/sport about the threats of vaccination, cellphone towers causing suicides as well as increasing the risk of cancer due to my wireless network. in my opinion the animation follows a problematic concept. it is a form of dumbing down due to the lack of trust in the peoples ability to grasp complex concepts. it is a nice approach for about 50 percent of the nation while the other half prefers a more in depth analysis as delivered by Wired ( http://hex.io/f20 ) Some, in particular the concept of credit and the 'crisis' we are in right now, should and must not be simplified because simplification is the key to the mess. we live in a time wherein information is available at your fingertips, everything can be researched and for almost anything you can find a complex answer online. shouldnt we rather rely on peoples ability to understand complex systems and give them the opportunity to educate themselves instead of offering a comicy 11 minute presentation? i honestly do not believe in popular science and the clip advocates the idea of simplifying/popular science. if i would, i should believe what’s written in the daily mail/mirror/news/sport about the threats of vaccination, cellphone towers causing suicides as well as increasing the risk of cancer due to my wireless network. in my opinion the animation follows a problematic concept. it is a form of dumbing down due to the lack of trust in the peoples ability to grasp complex concepts.
it is a nice approach for about 50 percent of the nation while the other half prefers a more in depth analysis as delivered by Wired ( http://hex.io/f20 )

Some, in particular the concept of credit and the ‘crisis’ we are in right now, should and must not be simplified because simplification is the key to the mess. we live in a time wherein information is available at your fingertips, everything can be researched and for almost anything you can find a complex answer online.
shouldnt we rather rely on peoples ability to understand complex systems and give them the opportunity to educate themselves instead of offering a comicy 11 minute presentation?

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