For what it’s worth, I’m kind of with you. Kurzgesagt and other pop science channels don’t lead viewers to nuanced positions and the point is just to make people feel like they learned something.

I do feel like you’re missing that it’s important to make people feel like they can learn, and that’s the role that Kurzgesagt plays. Some people will get stuck there, and that’s a problem in itself, but it’s really important to have these “Level 1” avenues for learning about science that will make people more interested.