Thank you, Glorious Leader!
I went and watched the original video - seems to be an opinion piece, which I can only say:
Facts are stated "X has happened/happened" but then unsubstantiated opinion is then put forward "So that means Y".
"Stretch-goals happened
[correct they did happen] and then the scope of the game widened
[correct we are going to get a much much bigger game] and thats why SC is a joke in most circles
[substantiate this claim please]"
"...as a result of what one would assume to be fairly strained resources
[Stated as an assumption - please substantiate or the following is based upon an assumption] Cloud Impirium continues to push for ship sales and other purchasables in order to continue funding the moneypit that Star Citizen has turned into
[A statement of fact following an assumption does not make that assumption true. The funding drive continues as they have said it will until the end of Beta when ship sales end]"
Even the title of the video is an opinion - He is saying the crowdfunding has gone wrong whereas it could be also argued because the game is going to be so much bigger than its original $500k crowd-funding has gone very, very right.
A handy guide to facts, opinions and Assumptions, by NaffNaffBobFace:
Facts: "Instance X is happening/happened, so Instance Y will happen/is happening as a result."
Facts are supported by proof that the factual statement is correct, and are generally undeniable unless new evidence contrary comes to light. Facts are objective.
Opinion: "Instance X happened, so I think Y."
Opinions have no documentation to back them up, and
might be totally wrong. They are subjective in almost 100% of cases being built from personal experiences in accordance with Phenomenology and Aequiperantium (comparison by equivalent means) - If one has not experienced something, how can they truly know it?
There is "Expert Opinion" where the person giving their opinion has worked in that field for X amount of years and compares what they see to what they experienced and draws a conclusion which may, or may not, be right depending on their experiences and the situation they are comparing against... but they are generally to be trusted with the correctly experienced observer. I would love to know Sidney Alphas experience before he stared to make critiques of video games, I'm not suggesting his observations are not valid, just curious to know what angle he is comparing this specific never-been-done-before crowd funder to.
There is also "Layman Opinion" where someone with no experience of the subject draws a conclusion and then stands by that opinion. A Laymans opinion can be based upon things they have not directly experienced, like TV shows, news reports, youtube videos or something someone told them in a bar. This is generally not to be trusted as although opinion may sometimes be based on facts received via these means those could have had a subjective agenda and it is also subjective to how that person interpreted the facts they received in the first place. A laymans opinion
could be little better than assumption, bringing us on to:
Assumption: "X! Frikkin' X! Well thats that fucked, isn't it?"
Assumptions are the lowest form of oration and cannot be trusted, even by the person making them. Although an assumption
can be correct this is down to chance and in some cases skew fact to fit where it actually doesn't and never will - they can be based on Opinion which itself even if based on fact is subjective and dependent on the level of experience of the opinionator, but assumption can be based upon other things like prejudice, or can even be ingrained by upbringing. For instance, a famous instance of assumption enforced by upbringing is Racism. If a child is bought up to believe a certain nationality is inferior, violent, unsanitary etc by a prejudice of their parents, they will generally believe that until they are presented with evidence to the contrary and sometimes even then it can be so ingrained that no amount of factual evidence will change the assumption.
I'm not saying he's not entitled to his opinions, everyone is, however what he has which I and 99% of other people don't is a position of authority with a following of people who trust and respect that opinion to the point of considering it Expert Opinion whereas it may be layman opinion or even worse flat out assumption, as in one part of the video he himself stated he was.
Now, I don't have any documented facts for the above so it is my opinion... whether it is
expert opinion? Well, i'll let my loyal fans and followers be the judge of that ;)