I actually liked that. That kind of back-and-forth between people who are actually experts–such as with ElectroBoom and EEVblog, who are both electrical engineers–is something otherwise lacking on the Internet. Veritasium needed to patch up some of his claims, but his ultimate follow up was much better because of it.

Yes, YouTubers do drive up views from this kind of argumentative back and forth. It can still be useful.