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  • Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
  • Too Long: www.toolong.news
    Bite the Ballot Podcast: / tldrpodcasts
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    Donate by PayPal: tldrnews.co.uk/funding
    Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
    TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
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    00:00 - Intro
    00:07 - Too Long
    02:03 - Bite the Ballot
    02:32 - Election Night Live

Комментарии • 189

  • @aidanbyrne8267
    @aidanbyrne8267 10 дней назад +1124

    TLDR is announcing that they are running a candidate in all seats, and they're confident they'll get a majority

    • @Viatoriiii
      @Viatoriiii 10 дней назад

      Best comment

    • @JasonAtlas
      @JasonAtlas 10 дней назад +25

      I'd vote for them, maybe. I'd need to see policy first.

    • @teelo12000
      @teelo12000 10 дней назад +49

      @@JasonAtlas TLDRs policy: Current politics is TLDR so we're replacing all national and local law making with a single gameshow. If the politican can guess what number the host is thinking, their law passes. If they get it wrong, they get gunked.

    • @Tommy1andonly
      @Tommy1andonly 10 дней назад +9

      If TLDR becomes new national tv, how are we gonna make sex puns out of their names?

    • @socialistrepublicofvietnam1500
      @socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 10 дней назад +13

      Still gonna beat the Tories

  • @goochchuang
    @goochchuang 10 дней назад +437

    I thought the biggest announcement is Ben got a nice haircut

    • @freddysw
      @freddysw 10 дней назад +10

      Wait it wasn't?

    • @markgreene3483
      @markgreene3483 9 дней назад +1

      He needs a shave. Looks better clean saven.

    • @goochchuang
      @goochchuang 9 дней назад +1

      @@markgreene3483 don’t you dare!

  • @sammack1924
    @sammack1924 10 дней назад +291

    Is the fly a regular guest?

    • @Mondfischli
      @Mondfischli 10 дней назад +19

      ... Russian spyfly 😁

    • @kennethbain4290
      @kennethbain4290 7 дней назад +3

      Depends on how much of a buzz there is...🤷

  • @nbarrett100
    @nbarrett100 10 дней назад +235

    Great to see TLDR news growing. The internet needs less opinion and more facts

    • @wolfwarrior9451
      @wolfwarrior9451 9 дней назад +3

      Agreed, they even have fly perspectives!

  • @MarkPTP7000
    @MarkPTP7000 10 дней назад +172

    Just my opinion, but I think it's a bit short-sighted to put your live election show behind a paywall, because it could be a very good opportunity to draw people to TLDR and build up your credentials among existing viewers, by providing a much better live coverage (especially for younger people) than the typical UK media institutions.
    Also, for the paywall model, an alternative way to pay and gain access to it could be good, no disrespect to the magazine but I wouldn't need one.

    • @AndreTiconaRollano
      @AndreTiconaRollano 9 дней назад +7

      Agree, the paywall could be for comments and interactions, but cutting out the majority of viewership may not be a good move

    • @ashtech1184
      @ashtech1184 9 дней назад +6

      Agreed. Ive followed this channel for a long time now and it's quite disappointing

    • @KarolYuuki
      @KarolYuuki 9 дней назад +3

      I agree, it would be a lot better and it could bring new viewers to have it for free RUclips.
      It's not like I'm going to sign up just to see that one thing.

    • @Martiansfromthemoon
      @Martiansfromthemoon 9 дней назад +4

      Agreed. This is a marketing slam dunk, and paywalling it will limit potential for new audiences to learn about TLDR

    • @Anderslaw
      @Anderslaw 9 дней назад +1

      Yeah this is a massive marketing fail for attracting a larger audience. And like you say, if they want to PPV then fine, but attaching it to a £20 magazine is frankly bizarre

  • @ultimatefandom3127
    @ultimatefandom3127 10 дней назад +78

    It took me this long to recognise the name "Too Long" camw from the TL in TL;DR. But only £8? I might bite the bullet on this one.

  • @ThePastTheorists
    @ThePastTheorists 10 дней назад +18

    2:12 "so, if you wanna hear more-"
    The fly: "no"

  • @GeorgeT96
    @GeorgeT96 10 дней назад +83

    god damn fly

  • @Saskar
    @Saskar 9 дней назад +7

    I can't be the only one who heard "so we can continue making quality-free journalism" at 3:42

  • @ClydebridgeStation
    @ClydebridgeStation 10 дней назад +35

    Did you get the fly ?😂

    • @nialltracey2599
      @nialltracey2599 10 дней назад +2

      And if so, was it the original with Vincent Price, or the 1980s David Cronenberg remake with Jeff Goldblum?

  • @keeperMLT
    @keeperMLT 10 дней назад +19

    Is that "quality, free journalism" or "quality-free journalism"? 😂

  • @DavidianGaming444
    @DavidianGaming444 9 дней назад +2

    “That f***ing fly got in the way of the TeleprompTer 😂😂😂
    LMAO

  • @ItsTheBoombox
    @ItsTheBoombox 10 дней назад +10

    Will this paper have the answers to the previous cross word? I still haven't managed to solve it

  • @simoncarlsson668
    @simoncarlsson668 10 дней назад +22

    I never got my copy of Too Long after ordering it, so I'm not too excited about buying the physical paper this time. Will there be an online version (so that we don't have to deal with shipping problems)?

    • @user-fi9st4uk6m
      @user-fi9st4uk6m 10 дней назад +1

      Did you contact them?

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад +30

      Email us at hello@tldrnews.co.uk and we can get that old shipping issue resolved!
      That being said, there is indeed a digital edition if you'd prefer to avoid that going forward - Jack

  • @xyztv_6147
    @xyztv_6147 10 дней назад +3

    Thanks for all the work you do for independent journalism. I'm really glad to see you grow and take on these new projects. You deserve all the revenue you can get

  • @tripthelightf
    @tripthelightf 10 дней назад +21

    So for the second Too Long, you're just going to print one for a Labour win in advance and not bother with the Tory Wins version 😅

  • @nickh9424
    @nickh9424 10 дней назад +2

    You guys are smashing it! So happy for you and TLDR

  • @allanlank
    @allanlank 9 дней назад +2

    It is so refreshing to see election coverage that is not American. I am Canadian, living in Canada, and yet I am INUNDATED by coverage of the USA election. Thank you SO MUCH.

  • @cmck1777
    @cmck1777 10 дней назад +1

    Love your channel. Have you tried pulling the gamma of your video down by 1 or 2 and pushing the gain by the same amount? Or do you like the low contrast look?

  • @yeahyeahblah
    @yeahyeahblah 9 дней назад +1

    I agree with other comments - putting the Election Night live podcast behind a payroll is a mistake. Election Night usually has the highest interest in politics and your biggest chance to grow your audience so it should be a live on RUclips for free.
    More niche videos that wouldn't work on the main channel, deep-dives and/or extended versions of your RUclips videos should be for Premium readers.

  • @ashtech1184
    @ashtech1184 9 дней назад +1

    I clicked the link to take a look at the magazine and I'm quite shocked at how expensive the PDF version is. Considering theres no printing and delivery costs i expected it to be much less. To me it would make sence for the magazine to be a very cheap PDF £1-2 and then make the physical copy the much more expensive collector's item.

  • @Niall001
    @Niall001 10 дней назад +5

    Ordered!

  • @politicssocialuk
    @politicssocialuk 10 дней назад +1

    Great stuff! Keep up the good work.

  • @leGUIGUI
    @leGUIGUI 10 дней назад

    What happened with the sound near the end?

  • @edsr164
    @edsr164 4 дня назад

    Too long should be a monthly magazine

  • @caseclosed9342
    @caseclosed9342 8 дней назад

    You should roll up a copy of TooLong to swat the fly with

  • @Idk-ys7rt
    @Idk-ys7rt 10 дней назад +5

    Exciting news!

  • @noajurcevic
    @noajurcevic 10 дней назад +3

    Will you continue doing the yearly version of too long?
    I bought the last years and would like to continue buying them once a year, every 4 months would be a bit too much for me.
    If you still have a yearly version I’d love to continue supporting it.

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад +3

      Absolutely, the December edition every year will act as the end of year special, so feel free just to collect them! - Jack

  • @stevenbrodie404
    @stevenbrodie404 10 дней назад

    Is there going to be any way of having it shipped outside of the UK? Really love your stuff, but I don't live in Europe or the US (which is normally the only place where youtubers ship to)

  • @seangg03
    @seangg03 10 дней назад +1

    Truely one of the last great news journalists, well done guys, keep up the good work.

  • @Boo_Playz
    @Boo_Playz 9 дней назад

    I've been watching you guys since you were a tiny chanel. You have my full repect and are by far the best an least biased news distributer I've ever come across. Keep up the good work guys, and never give up on teaching people the truth! ❤

  • @eaphantom9214
    @eaphantom9214 9 дней назад +1

    03:25 - Expect? I hope if anything 🍀 😊

  • @zedrake
    @zedrake 10 дней назад

    Bought the physical and the older edition as well! Keep up the good work

  • @batuhansicimoglu402
    @batuhansicimoglu402 9 дней назад

    Proud of you guys!

  • @mollyzeidler5494
    @mollyzeidler5494 9 дней назад +1

    I'm not interested in purchasing them magazine as I just can't afford it but I would pay a one off fee for your election night coverage please make that an option!

  • @yesimellie
    @yesimellie 9 дней назад +1

    Love the channel and the last release of the newspaper, I saw there's a PDF edition too this time around... Would it be possible to get a combo item which gives access to the PDF as well as the physical newspaper. I want to be able to collect the physical releases and go through them but digital formats are more accessible for me since I usually am able to use a screen reader with little issue on PDF documents.
    Cost of living kind of makes it hard to fork out even more money monthly, especially for stuff that isn't like medicine, blood tests, phone bills, ect.. Maybe something around £16.99 would make sense for physical + pdf?
    In any case, I'll at least be getting the physical edition. Keep up the great work. 💜

    • @JPWTCK
      @JPWTCK 7 дней назад

      I would hope the physical version also includes the digital version but no confirmation yet.

  • @riccardo-964
    @riccardo-964 9 дней назад

    Congratulations for the amazing work you do.

  • @ukmaxi
    @ukmaxi 10 дней назад +10

    Brilliant! However, I must admit I did wince at you calling it a "teleprompter" rather than an 'autocue'... Such shame at being a Brit😪...
    *I am joking but also not 😋

  • @julieannscotia7632
    @julieannscotia7632 9 дней назад

    Looking forward to the magazine!!!!

  • @GetUpGetUpGetUp
    @GetUpGetUpGetUp 18 часов назад

    If I want a physical and digital copy do I have to buy them separately?

  • @lordyrich
    @lordyrich 7 дней назад

    Please make a video on the top ten most interesting seats in the general election or just simply a list of ones to watch

  • @markgreene3483
    @markgreene3483 9 дней назад

    A question from a viewer from across the pond in the US. Can you explain how a local council goes bankrupt? If one does declare bankruptcy, does the central government take over?
    Thank you.

  • @nn26376
    @nn26376 9 дней назад

    I bought last year's magazine (though I still haven't read it yet), and I shall have to consider buying the new round. I also subscribed to the podcast just after the election was announced (but before the name change, which made me confused for a bit on my subscription list). I don't think Premium is worth it for me, but I hope you get lots of support from that offering.

  • @HaroldTheWizardCat
    @HaroldTheWizardCat 9 дней назад

    Im excited for this! Definitely will be buying

  • @NSLikeableHuman
    @NSLikeableHuman 10 дней назад +2

    Loved the first edition but I got burned by the import duties (and associated handling fees) being higher than the price of the newspaper itself. Could you consider printing and sending papers within the EU for EU subscribers? I don’t think there are too few of us to make it worth the extra effort.

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад

      That's entirely fair - and we're really sorry about that. We've rectified the issue this time round, so you pay the import tax upfront and hopefully it's lots cheaper. We're also offering a digital edition for anyone who doesn't want to pay for any shipping.
      When it comes to printing in other countries, we will see if enough people from Europe order to make it worth it, but it could be possible in the future - Jack

    • @mylesm12923
      @mylesm12923 9 дней назад +1

      Good old Brexit!

  • @akshatparag2884
    @akshatparag2884 10 дней назад +12

    Who will be foreign secretary and state secretary in starmer cabinet?
    Any guesses??

    • @Idk-ys7rt
      @Idk-ys7rt 10 дней назад +7

      Well, David Lammy is Shadow Foreign Secretary and so will probably be Foreign Secretary at least at the start.

    • @jonsmith5058
      @jonsmith5058 10 дней назад +5

      David Cameron, he’d fit right in.

  • @BeinnMac
    @BeinnMac 9 дней назад

    So long as you don't get rid of the yearly round up in Dec as well, good plan going forward.

  • @MazzaEliLi7406
    @MazzaEliLi7406 9 дней назад

    Thank you.

  • @jnyYT
    @jnyYT 9 дней назад

    Guess I’ll be spending my birthday evening watching the TLDR exit poll reaction 😂

  • @daniel_petrica
    @daniel_petrica 9 дней назад

    Will it be shipped from the UK again? As a European, the post asked me to pay the import duties, so I decided to send it back as that would make the price too steep.

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  9 дней назад

      Yep, we'll be shipping from the UK. We've taken feedback from last year onboard though, so we registered with an IOSS scheme and therefore collect duties and tax at checkout for EU customers, making pricing more transparent for everyone.
      - Jan

  • @marilynlucero9363
    @marilynlucero9363 9 дней назад

    I hope you've given the Fly a name!

  • @Flattithefish
    @Flattithefish 10 дней назад +1

    Man I love TLDR

  • @Kasnickijakub
    @Kasnickijakub 10 дней назад

    It's a regular now!

  • @EbonySaints
    @EbonySaints 10 дней назад +1

    If Cactusgate is not thoroughly covered with at least three typos and one factual flub, I will see this as compromising your journalistic integrity.
    Also, Ben's saga about his personal identity being stolen had better get an update.

  • @Darian___
    @Darian___ 9 дней назад

    The problem is that the tax to import this to europe was more expensibe than the journal...

  • @DrVictorVasconcelos
    @DrVictorVasconcelos 10 дней назад

    Have you thought about accepting economics/political science articles? Might be cool.

  • @aL3891_
    @aL3891_ 10 дней назад +2

    I love you guys but a nebula sub, patreon and now this to get all the digital content? I get charging for the magazine but atleast make the other stuff available to patreons

  • @cnra7x
    @cnra7x 9 дней назад

    Big Announcement Triple Lock

  • @Medafets
    @Medafets 10 дней назад +12

    My friends, any plans for TL:DR Australia? I’ll quit my job and work for you.

    • @SenanHedderman
      @SenanHedderman 10 дней назад +2

      I would do the same for TLDR Ireland

  • @iikittyplayz841
    @iikittyplayz841 9 дней назад

    Bring back TLDR News US!

  • @simplepixel5617
    @simplepixel5617 9 дней назад

    Oh maaan, I thought one of the big announcements was gonna be that you are going to stop yelling at us during the news

  • @sourav9543
    @sourav9543 10 дней назад

    Please make digital edition of Too Long for international subscribers

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад +1

      There is one already! And it's cheaper than the regular print edition - Jack

  • @zeno3007
    @zeno3007 10 дней назад

    Im a fan of your newspaper, however last time i had to pay import taxes nearly as high as the paper itself.

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад +1

      Thanks so much for your support! Just to let you know - we took that feedback onboard and we now calculate and collect import taxes for EU countries at checkout (via an IOSS scheme), so there should be no other fees due upon delivery.
      We've also improved the overall quality of the newspaper: it is now a 60-paged magazine with higher quality digital print throughout, and thicker pages (which will lead to substantially less discolouration when exposed to sunlight for longer periods). - Jan

    • @zeno3007
      @zeno3007 10 дней назад

      @@TLDRnews thank you, thats nice to hear and an incredible fast response from you guys

  • @tdawgluxor1060
    @tdawgluxor1060 10 дней назад +1

    I think for a smaller company like yours with a targeted international audience through youtube, you would get massive support from your community if you make a video about your revenue and your cost and show us what more money would get us.
    Being honestly transparent is the best ad you can have when you are talking about politics in somewhat corrupt world.

    • @KathyClysm
      @KathyClysm 10 дней назад +1

      iirc they already did that before, might have been on the... business channel I think? I quick youtube search should get you there easy!

  • @ChrisKatsu-
    @ChrisKatsu- 9 дней назад

    April 1 you say…. 🤔

  • @leroy0151
    @leroy0151 9 дней назад

    i didnt think the first too long had been sent out yet :/ mine must of got lost in the ether or something.

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  9 дней назад +1

      Hey! Please email us at hello@tldrnews.co.uk with your order reference number, and I can have a look.
      - Jan

    • @leroy0151
      @leroy0151 8 дней назад

      @@TLDRnews thanks for getting back to me so promptly, here and via email 👍

  • @jpsion
    @jpsion 9 дней назад

    na na na na hey hey…goodbye. this is the start of the end…the shark right ahead, jumping it soon. even the video need a tldr version. tldr: they commercializing according to growth ambitions.

  • @hectorleach-clay2271
    @hectorleach-clay2271 9 дней назад

    PlayerFM, nice

  • @AndreAmorim-AA
    @AndreAmorim-AA 10 дней назад

    I need TLDR PGP/GPG keys for digital version of it.

    • @AndreAmorim-AA
      @AndreAmorim-AA 10 дней назад

      otherwise our printer port/ lpt0 will burn

  • @EyUpNortherner
    @EyUpNortherner 9 дней назад

    No news is good news as they say. Through I understand you guys need to earn a living.
    Jurys still out on if I can trust you guys as unbiased news. What looking for more than anything hate having to use GBnews just to get away from BBC bias but so far you being alright, hope you guys keep that as your core and most important thing as you grow. Keep up the good work.

  • @alexray230
    @alexray230 9 дней назад

    "Too Long" would actually be a pretty good title for the US elections

  • @theconqueringram5295
    @theconqueringram5295 9 дней назад

    Leave it to TLDR to bring sexy back to newspapers.

  • @emptyhad2571
    @emptyhad2571 6 дней назад

    YES

  • @TheBooban
    @TheBooban 10 дней назад

    Getting my name printed is really cool. Bu i don’t live in the UK.

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад

      We do ship internationally, or at least into most countries. There's a list of countries we can't ship into on toolong.news - this is due to various restrictions & shipping suspensions. - Jan

  • @Gav_Jam
    @Gav_Jam 9 дней назад

    I really like what you guys are doing and the magazine sounds great but paywalling the election night stream, that's a missed opportunity if you don't open it up

  • @mlittlej101
    @mlittlej101 10 дней назад

    "So that we can continue making quality free journalism on RUclips as long as possible". Too easy to mis-parse that sentence. I'd've never described your journalism as "quality-free". It has many qualities, it's brevity being amongst them.
    Could've done with a minor change: "high-quality, free", "free, high-quality".

  • @eduardomolinov
    @eduardomolinov 10 дней назад

    I want the totebag. Make the totebag available for other places besides the UK!

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад

      We may well do in the future...

  • @FredIsMyName22
    @FredIsMyName22 9 дней назад

    Love yall

  • @WalterRobles
    @WalterRobles 9 дней назад

    Lol eliminating the DR from your name cuz is a readed media 😂

  • @ThomasBoyd-tx1yt
    @ThomasBoyd-tx1yt 10 дней назад

    First. UK general election support STV voting system for House of Commons.. How many years do Labour party want in power two terms as British government 10 years. Awesome. Art Bezrukavenko win it.

  • @kaanyasin3733
    @kaanyasin3733 9 дней назад +1

    I am not a buisness expert, however i belive your election podcast in public would be a smarter way to get new viewers. Election season is THE time to get politics enjoyers to consume your content and blocking it is like getting money paid so only the 10 people can watch it

  • @Marc42
    @Marc42 9 дней назад

    So Gaza, but not a word about Ukraine?!

  • @borat656
    @borat656 10 дней назад +2

    Last time there was a big announcement it was that you were bringing the podcast back. The big announcement before that was that you were putting the podcast on hiatus. Then the announcement before that was that podcast was back, because the announcement before that it was on hiatus. Can the next big announcement just be no more hiatus for the podcast? That would be p. cool.

  • @AltaSonix
    @AltaSonix 10 дней назад

    I really wanna get a subscribtion, but import tax is so high 😭

    • @TLDRnews
      @TLDRnews  10 дней назад +1

      That's entirely fair enough - it's pretty rough for many European countries. If you buy the digital edition though it doesn't come with any additional import taxes so that might be a little more affordable!

  • @alejandro_mery
    @alejandro_mery 10 дней назад

    Subscribed!

  • @2memeornot224
    @2memeornot224 9 дней назад

    Is it about the 4 hostages who were rescued from the "innocent palestinian civilians"

  • @timothyroush7589
    @timothyroush7589 9 дней назад

    Sacrificial comment to the algorithm gods!!!

  • @Sandrylene
    @Sandrylene 8 дней назад

    Are you actually specifically covering four other wars in Too Long and ignoring Ukraine?

  • @ambivvvvvvvvvalence
    @ambivvvvvvvvvalence 8 дней назад

    Will you keep conveniently leaving out information like you did in your video on Jeremy Corbyn being ousted??
    Untrustable.

  • @AmericanwrCymraeg
    @AmericanwrCymraeg 10 дней назад +2

    I don't think your journalism is "quality free." I've always found it high quality.

  • @idontwantahandlewhymustidothis
    @idontwantahandlewhymustidothis 10 дней назад

    NGL i started laughing at the podcast clip, you three look exactly the same lol

  • @djtomoy
    @djtomoy 10 дней назад

    ww3?

  • @matteoricci9129
    @matteoricci9129 10 дней назад

    Is the guy with the glasses still working with you?

    • @KathyClysm
      @KathyClysm 10 дней назад +1

      They split the hosting duties a while back, Ben handles UK while other people handle the other channels. the "guy with the glasses" does tldr global and tldr business for example :)

  • @willfungusman8666
    @willfungusman8666 9 дней назад +1

    Please stop

  • @MarcusLim-ty7ou
    @MarcusLim-ty7ou 9 дней назад

    Best channel

  • @toms5996
    @toms5996 10 дней назад

    Did you have more channels before? Or as a Finn did I stop caring of the British nonsense.

    • @toms5996
      @toms5996 10 дней назад +1

      It's all so sad really. I have read what is happening the UK. I hope you get your economy back on track in the next 50 years or so.

  • @explodingwolfgaming8024
    @explodingwolfgaming8024 10 дней назад +2

    Commenting 4 algorithm

  • @md.sohailali7961
    @md.sohailali7961 10 дней назад

    And none covering INDIA😂😂😂😂

    • @AltaSonix
      @AltaSonix 10 дней назад +1

      I am sure it will be there. It is quite important and relevant and many other news sources talk about it too.

  • @alexvlkvkna
    @alexvlkvkna 10 дней назад

    Is there a way I can purchase it in Russia?

    • @iceteal3mon108
      @iceteal3mon108 10 дней назад

      Its a digital copy. Id guess youd get a link or an email with a link or a document in it

    • @alexvlkvkna
      @alexvlkvkna 10 дней назад

      @@iceteal3mon108 I'm talking about the payment itself. Without SWIFT, I can only make payments to a handful of countries (UK isn't one of them), and my bank apparently doesn't have a page on how to make international payments to the other countries.

  • @candyneige6609
    @candyneige6609 10 дней назад +1

    TLDR News desperately needs a second language in order to expand its user base, and by having the virtue of being the 5th most spoken language in the world, as well as the most spoken language in Europe other than English, French makes a perfect fit for that second language, as with French, it's not just France that is unlocked, but Europe as a whole, and not only that, it also unlocks Canada and even parts of Africa, the most populated continent in the world besides Asia as well as the most overlooked besides Antarctica.

    • @TriangleChloros
      @TriangleChloros 9 дней назад

      If you wanted a second language, I'd argue that Spanish would make more sense. Not only is it more spoken (there are about 500 million Spanish speakers, compared to only 300 million French speakers), most of its speakers are native speakers, so they'll be very likely to prefer watching in Spanish even if they also speak English.
      Spanish also has much less overlap with English. As you say, French is widely spoken in Europe, but English is also ubiquitous in Europe (in a lot of the same countries, in fact). Likewise, most Canadians speak English. Not only is Spain itself one of the European countries where English is *least* spoken, a large number of the countries where Spanish is spoken are places in South America where knowledge of English is quite low. Africa might be very populated, but not all of it speaks French. In fact, not only is it is not widely spoken in the most populous country in Africa (Nigeria), of the five most populous countries in Africa, only the DRC has French as its official language. Of the other four, only Egypt has a significant number of French speakers... And even there, there are more than ten times as many English speakers as French speakers. In total, you're looking at 100ish million people in Francophone Africa, vs. 200ish million Spanish-speaking South Americans.
      (Side-benefit, Spanish is very close to Portuguese. If you're translating everything to Spanish anyway, it's fairly easy to translate from Spanish to Portuguese, and that's another 200 million or so people. Most of whom are, again, native speakers.)

    • @candyneige6609
      @candyneige6609 9 дней назад

      @@TriangleChloros There are more countries that speak French than those that speak Spanish (there are 27 countries that speak French vs only 21 that speak Spanish).

    • @TriangleChloros
      @TriangleChloros 9 дней назад

      @@candyneige6609 I mean... kinda? 27 countries have French as an official language, but that doesn't mean they're actually places where everyone speaks French. For example, French is one of the two official languages of Chad, but only about 15% of people in Chad actually speak French. This is not particularly unusual, of those 27 countries I don't think even half of them are actually majority French-speaking.
      Also, like... Not all countries are equally relevant. Seychelles has a population of only 0.1 million. More than a third of whom speak English anyway. Meanwhile, Chile has a population of 17.5 million, almost all of whom actually speak Spanish... and only about a tenth of whom speak English.

    • @candyneige6609
      @candyneige6609 9 дней назад

      @@TriangleChloros While it's true that Spanish is spoken in these Spanish-speaking countries, the majority of people in these countries also speak English.
      Meanwhile, in the vast majority of French-speaking countries, hardly anyone speaks English, with the exception of Canada, where there are many English speakers, and even then, there are more French speakers in Canada than there are English speakers.